Rice with Apricots

Name: Rice with Apricots (Gâteau de riz aux abricots)
Yield: For eight people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 kg (2¼ lb) fresh apricots cooked in syrup or 750 g (1 lb 10 oz) tinned apricot halves in their syrup; 1 kg (2¼ lb) fresh apricots cooked in syrup or 750 g (1 lb 10 oz) tinned apricot halves in their syrup; 1 kg (2¼ lb) fresh apricots cooked in syrup or 750 g (1 lb 10 oz) tinned apricot halves in their syrup; 50 g (2 oz) lump sugar; 200 g (7 oz) pudding rice (round grain); 1½ 1itres (2½ pints) milk; 2 vanilla pods, split; 60 g (2 oz) butter, cut into small pieces; 4 egg yolks, lightly beaten

Gâteau de riz aux abricots

Preparation info

For
eight
people

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Ma Cuisine des Saisons

By Georges Blanc

Published 1987

About

Ingredients

1 kg (2¼ lb) fresh apricots cooked in syrup or 750 g (1

Europe
France
Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Summer

Method

Making the caramel

Dissolve the lump sugar in the apricot syrup in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Boil until the syrup caramelises, then pour it into a charlotte mould, swirling it round so that it lines the bottom and sides completely.

Cooking the rice

Wash the rice, rinsing it under the cold tap, then drai