Rice Impératrice

Procedure

1. Rinse and drain the rice. Simmer it slowly in the milk, covered, until tender. Add the vanilla.
2. Whip the egg yolks and sugar together. Stir in a little of the hot milk from the rice mixture. Then stir the egg yolk mixture into the rice mixture. Cook very slowly for a few minutes, stirring constantly, until it is lightly thickened.