Orchata Rice Milk

This is a Native American and Mexican beverage. It is a very old recipe using modern conveniences. My family loves this drink when we are making spicy Mexican meals and we always serve it for Cinco de Mayo! (Which means 5th of May). Try this drink as with rum extract too...

Recipe «Orchata Rice Milk» presented in category Recipes / Coctails, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author shef would need: drained rice, 1 1/2 c sugar, 1 c water, 9 c milk, 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg , 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1 Tbsp vanilla .

Ingredients:

• drained rice 
• 1 1/2 c sugar 
• 1 c water 
• 9 c milk 
• 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg 
• 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 
• 1 Tbsp vanilla 

Instructions

1. Put rice in a large stainless steel pot and cover with hot water. Bring to a boil for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and cover pot and leave sit overnight.
2. Next Day: Drain rice. Put rice and some milk and water in blender to grind the rice up. Do this in "batches" until all the rice is ground up.
3. Use a few layers of cheese cloth and strain the rice mixture until all is done (DO NOT SQUEEZE!).
4. Put strained rice mixture, milk and all remaining ingredients into the large pot. Use a wire whisk to blend all together well. Refrigerate.
5. *** Serve cold as is, or put some in a blender with ice.
   
   *** This is a traditional drink that takes the "heat" out of your mouth after eating spicy food. It is sold in many Mexican eateries, as they too make this drink as a traditional beverage.