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Horchata Water
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The “Fresh Waters” are extraordinarily refreshing and pleasant waters that complement with its delicious flavors the typical Mexican gastronomy. Moreover they help to beat the heat and to rest the palate after a typical spicy Mexican dish.

The Mexican families accustom to prepare these waters with different fruits like lime, mango, orange, papaya, chia, lychee, etc. – however among these ingredients the rice also exists, from which the horchata water is obtained.

What you are going to taste in this water is a combination of different flavors because the horchata water is fresh, sweet, cold and the cinnamon’s spiced touch can never be missed.

In Mexico the horchata water is served a lot in taquerias. Therefore if you make some tacos you already know which drink to prepare. This water is also prepared throughout Latin America, where each country gives its special touch.

About the Recipe

• Making the horchata water is extremely easy, a very good recipe for beginners.
• We recommend not to use precooked rice to prepare this water. Just use a raw white rice.
• In this recipe vanilla extract is used, which gives to the horchata water an exquisite touch. If you don’t have it try to get it, it really makes a big difference.
• Your horchata water will be ready in 5 minutes. However also has to be taken into account that the rice is left soaking for 2 hours.
• This recipe serves a little more than 2 qts.

Ingredients

1 cup of White Rice (7 oz)

1 can of Condensed Milk (13.7 oz)

1 can of Evaporated Milk (13.3 oz)

1 teaspoon of Vanilla extract

1 Cinnamon branch (.1 oz)

1/2 teaspoon of ground Cinnamon

4 tablespoons of Sugar

Ice Cubes to taste (optional)

Cookware

1 Pitcher

1 Blender

1 Bowl

1 Measuring Cup

1 Kitchen Spoon

1 Strainer

Directions

Soak some Ingredients

1. Rinse 1 cup of white rice in a strainer.
2. Transfer from the strainer to a bowl the white rice that was rinsed.
3. Also add in the bowl 1 cinnamon branch.
4. Cover the bowl ingredients with water and leave them soaking for about 2 hours, until they are soft.

Prepare the Water

1. Verify that the rice and the cinnamon branch that were left soaking are soft, if not leave them soaking for a longer time.
2. Transfer from the bowl to a blender the rice and the cinnamon branch that were soaked, with its water too.
3. Also add in the blender:

• 1 can of Condensed Milk.
• 1 can of Evaporated Milk.
• 1 teaspoon of Vanilla extract.
• 4 tablespoons of Sugar.

With the evaporated milk and the condensed milk, the horchata water acquires a fantastic thick consistency.

4. Blend very well the ingredients.
5. Strain over a pitcher this mixture that was blended, also add:

• 1/2 teaspoon of ground Cinnamon.
• 2 qts of Water.
• Ice Cubes to taste (optional).

6. Stir the horchata water with a kitchen spoon.

“Freshness and Sweetness”