Empress Rice Pudding*

Name: Empress Rice Pudding* (Riz Impératrice)
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 4 h 35 min
Yield: Serves 10
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 3⅓ cups (800 ml) whole milk; 3 sheets gelatin, 180–200 Bloom; 1 cup (7 oz./200 g) round or short-grain rice; 2½ oz. (70 g) candied fruit, finely chopped; Rum for soaking the candied fruit; Candied fruit slices; 1 tsp (5 ml) kirsch; ½ cup (3½ oz./100 g) sugar + 1 tbsp (15 g) for the heavy cream; ⅔ cup (150 ml) heavy cream, well chilled; 1 quantity (12¼ oz./350 g) vanilla custard sauce, divided; 3 tbsp (1½ oz./40 g) butter; Finely grated zest of 1 orange, preferably organic; 1 Bourbon Madagascar vanilla bean, split lengthwise; 1 quantity (4½ oz./130 g) raspberry coulis; 3 cups (750 ml) water; ¼ tsp (1 g) fine salt

Riz Impératrice

Preparation info

Serves
10

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
5 hr

Appears in

French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre

By Chefs at Lenôtre

Published 2021

About

Ingredients

2½ oz. (70 g) candied fruit, finely chopped
Rum for soaking the candied fruit

Europe
France
Dessert
Mediterranean

Method

Place the candied fruit in a bowl and pour in enough rum to cover it. Let soak until using.
Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan. Add the rice and let boil for 2 minutes. Drain the rice, then rinse in the strainer under running cold water to remove excess starch.
Pour the milk into the saucepan. Add the butter, orange zest, and