Danish Christmas Rice Porridge
This is a real danish tradition for christmas eve and is served as a first course. When the porridge is almost cooked you make a ceremony, with everyone watching, of dropping one blanched almond in the pot. Whom ever finds the almond in their bowl wins a small present (chocolate santa, marzipan figure whatever) the kids love looking for the almond and of course have to eat their porridge in order to find it - no cheating by stirring the poridge in the bowl
Steps
Bring the milk to a boil in a heavy saucepan.
Add rice to the boiling milk , stirring.
Lower the heat , cover with a lid and gently cook the rice for about an hour.
Be very careful not to scorch the milk.
Add salt.
Serve the hot porridge with a pat of butter and sprinkle with cinnamon& sugar.
Ingredients
milk, short-grain rice, salt, sugar, cinnamon