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Majarete
Majarete: Puerto Rican rice-flour and coconut pudding
Puerto Rican grandmothers cook majarete on the stove in one pan, pour it into a dish and leave it to set while the Sunday dinner is eaten; it shows up again at Christmas beside the tembleque. Rice flour, coconut milk and whole milk are stirred with cinnamon and a little orange zest until they thicken into a silky, spoonable pudding, dusted with more cinnamon. In the Dominican Republic the same name goes to a version made with fresh grated corn. The common mistake is walking away from the pan; rice flour lumps and catches in seconds, so whisk constantly. Chef's tip: whisk the rice flour into the cold milks before the pan goes on the heat, and it will be perfectly smooth.
- Total time
- 30 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups coconut milkfull fat
- 2 cups whole milk
- 2 ⅝ oz rice flour
- 3 ½ oz sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 strip orange zestpared with a peeler
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp ground cinnamonto dust
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: In a medium pan, whisk 1 ¾ cups coconut milk, 2 cups whole milk, 2 ⅝ oz rice flour, 3 ½ oz sugar and 1 pinch salt until completely smooth, with no lumps of flour left. Add 1 cinnamon stick and 1 strip orange zest.
Step 2: Set the pan over a medium-low heat and cook, whisking constantly, for 12–15 minutes. It will suddenly begin to thicken; keep going until it is like thick custard and coats the back of a spoon heavily.
14 minStep 3: Take it off the heat, fish out the cinnamon stick and peel, and stir in 1 tsp vanilla extract.
Step 4: Pour into a shallow serving dish or six small bowls and dust with ½ tsp ground cinnamon. Cool, then chill for at least 2 hours until set. Keeps for 3 days in the fridge.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 330 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 42 g
- Fat
- 16 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does majarete take?
- About 30 minutes in total: 5 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of coconut milk?
- Single cream, same amount (not dairy free).
- What can I use instead of whole milk?
- Semi-skimmed milk with 1 tbsp cream per 240ml (1 cup).
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