Scandinavian Style Rice Porridge Recipes

SCANDINAVIAN-STYLE RICE PORRIDGE

Steps:

• Using a rolling pin, crush the cardamom seeds until very fine. Place the cardamom, milk, rice, and butter into a deep, heavy pan. While slowly stirring the milk mixture, cook over medium heat for 90 minutes. Lower the heat if necessary to prevent the milk from boiling or overheating. Stir in the sugar, and continue cooking until the mixture thickens, about 15 minutes more.
• Pour the rice mixture into a serving bowl. Place 3 tablespoons butter on top, and allow to melt. Dust with cinnamon. Serve warm or cold.

SWEDISH RICE PORRIDGE

Steps:

• Peel and chop apple.
• Rub butter over bottom and sides of a 3 quart saucepan.
• Place rice, water, and cinnamon into the saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Cover and simmer for 10-15 minute or until water has been absorbed.
• Add milk to saucepan. Heat and stir until simmering but not boiling.
• Add brown sugar, chopped apple, and raisins and stir gently.
• Cover pan and allow porridge to simmer for about 45 minute As it cooks, it will thicken. Stir once or twice while it cooks.
• Turn off heat and remove pan from burner. Remove cinnamon stick and stir in vanilla.
• Serve warm with cream or honey if desired. Also good saved in fridge and warmed up.

TRADITIONAL NORWEGIAN RISENGRøT, RICE PORRIDGE

Steps:

• Let rice and water simmer on medium low heat in a heavy pot, uncovered, until most of the water is absorbed. Stir occasionally. This will take approximately 10 minutes.
• Add a bit of milk (approximately ¼ or ⅓ of the total milk needed), continuing to add more over the next 45-50 minutes while simmering on low heat. Stir well every five minutes or so. (An alternative is to add all of the milk right away, then stirring almost constantly as you raise the heat a bit to let it come to a simmer. Then lower the heat again to keep at a simmer.)
• Add more milk whenever the porridge thickens as the milk absorbs until rice is nicely tender and porridge is thick and creamy.
• Add sugar, salt, and vanilla sugar; stir well and serve while hot. If vanilla sugar is not available, you may use vanilla extract; however, this brown liquid will change the color of the porridge and it will not be as white as it should be.
• If the porridge becomes too thick, add more milk to thin it.
• Serve in bowls and sprinkle with cinnamon and white sugar, and a dab of butter in the center. Serve red juice to drink with the meal.
• Leave leftovers in the refrigerator and thin with milk when reheating.