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Rice Pudding "Gonzo"

Francoise Joiris of New York, New York writes: "In honor of our firefighters lost on September 11, could you please rerun the article and recipes you published a few years back about Company 18 of the FDNY? This is our local company, and it suffered a great loss of men at the World Trade Center."

We're happy to reprint this recipe, named for firefighter Steve "Gonzo" Gonzalez.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    3 1/4 hr

  • Yield

    Makes 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

2

quarts whole milk

1

cup long-grain white rice (do not rinse)

1

cup sugar

2

tablespoons unsalted butter

1

teaspoon vanilla

1

/4 teaspoon salt

2

large eggs

1

cup heavy cream

1

/2 teaspoon cinnamon

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Bring milk, rice, sugar, butter, vanilla, and salt to a boil in a 4-quart heavy saucepan over moderately high heat, then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring frequently, until rice is very tender, about 1 hour.

    Step 2

    Just before rice mixture finishes cooking, whisk eggs lightly in a bowl. Remove pan from heat and slowly add 1 cup of rice mixture to eggs, whisking constantly. Stir egg mixture into remaining rice mixture in pan, then stir in cream.

    Step 3

    Pour pudding into a 13- by 9-inch glass or ceramic baking dish (3-quart capacity) and sprinkle with cinnamon. Chill pudding, covered, at least 3 hours.