🍚 Portuguese arroz doce with lemon

Name: Portuguese arroz doce with lemon
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Portugal · Minho
Ingredients: 200 g short-grain rice; 1 litre milk; 500 ml water; 140 g sugar; 3 egg yolks; Zest of 1 lemon, in wide strips; 1 cinnamon stick and a pinch of salt; Ground cinnamon to decorate

Origin: Portugal · Minho

218kcal

per serving · 150 g

145kcal

per 100 g

5 gProtein3.5 g / 100 g

4 gFat2.5 g / 100 g

40 gCarbs27 g / 100 g

This is the classic Portuguese arroz doce, scented strongly with lemon: rice simmered in milk with plenty of lemon zest and a cinnamon stick, sweetened, thickened with egg yolks and finished with a lattice of ground cinnamon. It is creamy, fragrant and a little lighter than many rice puddings, and is served at room temperature from a large platter.

Diets

✓

Vegetarianno meat or fish in a typical recipe

✓

No pork

✓

Gluten-freeno wheat, barley or rye in a typical recipe

Not veganbecause of: milk, egg yolk

Contains dairybecause of: milk

Not keto27 g carbs per 100 g

Allergens

Contains (in a typical recipe):

⚠ Eggs ⚠ Milk

What it is made of

ricemilksugaregg yolklemon zestcinnamon

Recipe

6 servings60 min

Ingredients

200 g short-grain rice
1 litre milk
500 ml water
140 g sugar
3 egg yolks
Zest of 1 lemon, in wide strips
1 cinnamon stick and a pinch of salt
Ground cinnamon to decorate

Method

Simmer the rice in the water with the salt, lemon zest and cinnamon stick for about 10 minutes until most of the water is absorbed.
Add the hot milk a ladle at a time, stirring, and cook on low heat for 30 minutes until the rice is soft and creamy.
Add the sugar and cook for 5 minutes more, then take off the heat and remove the zest and cinnamon stick.
Temper the egg yolks with a little hot rice, stir them in and cook on the lowest heat for 2 minutes without boiling.
Spread on a platter, let it cool slightly and draw a lattice of ground cinnamon on top.

How to make it lighter

Semi-skimmed milk gives almost the same creaminess with fewer calories.
Extra lemon zest and cinnamon let you reduce the sugar without losing flavour.
Keep to a small portion of about 150 g and pair it with fresh fruit.

History

Arroz doce is a staple of Portuguese festivals and Christmas tables, and every region has its own version. In the north, especially in the Minho, cooks are known for a rich yolk-thickened arroz doce decorated with cinnamon patterns, sometimes spelling out names or dates for special occasions.

Count it in one photo

Point your camera at the table — Me Nutrition recognises Portuguese arroz doce with lemon and every other dish, with calories and macros for each. Ate only half? Slide it.

Download on the App Store

Similar dishes

Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v13. How we count →