Horchata De Coco Yields 24 Servings Recipes

HORCHATA DE COCO-- YIELDS 24 SERVINGS

Steps:

• The night before, soak the rice with the 50 grms.
• cinnamon stick in lukewarm to hot water.
• Next day add the almonds and the presoaked fresh grated coconut and process together in blender.
• Cook the sugar and water together to make a syrup.
• Let it boil until syrup consistency.
• Mix everything together and add enough plain water to serve about 24 people (2 gallons perhaps? Mexican recipe does not specify).
• Taste as you go.
• Optional: Make it creamy, if you wish, by adding undiluted evaporated milk to personal taste.
• Can also add some vanilla extract to your personal taste.
• (I like with vanilla).
• (This is the original recipe and is typical of the state of Campeche in Mexico. I posted an easier one in the"talk" section, but I'd say this is the real mccoy.).

SUNNY'S GRAPEFRUIT-COCONUT COOLER

Steps:

• Combine the grapefruit juice, cream of coconut and agave in a small pitcher or bowl and stir to blend. Pour into a glass over ice.

HORCHATA

Steps:

• Pour sugar, cinnamon, and rice into hot water; stir until sugar dissolves. Cover, and let stand at room temperature for at least 3 hours, but preferably overnight.
• Stir in milk, then puree with a hand blender, or in batches in a standing blender until the rice resembles fine sand. Strain through several layers of cheesecloth, or through a very fine strainer. Serve over ice.

COCONUT HORCHATA

Steps:

• Place rice, almonds, and coconut flakes into a food processor. Process until ground to the consistency of sand. Pour rice mixture into a bowl and stir in the boiling water. Cover and rest for 6 hours or overnight.
• Strain rice mixture through a sieve twice, discarding the ground rice, almonds, and coconut. Stir in the coconut milk and sweetened condensed milk. Stir in the cold water and serve over ice.

RACHEL'S COCONUT HORCHATA

Steps:

• Blend 2 cups skim milk, rice, and cinnamon sticks in a blender on low speed until rice and cinnamon are slightly chopped. Increase speed to high and blend until rice is very small and cinnamon sticks are crushed, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour rice mixture into a sealable container and cover tightly. Refrigerate for 24 hours.
• Strain rice mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl. Discard rice and cinnamon sticks. Stir remaining 6 1/2 cups milk, coconut milk, sugar, and vanilla extract into rice mixture until sugar is dissolved. Refrigerate until chilled.

QUICK AND EASY HORCHATA

Steps:

• Combine water and cinnamon stick in a pitcher. Set aside.
• Combine condensed milk, evaporated milk, rice flour, ground cinnamon, and sugar in a blender; blend on high speed for 1 to 2 minutes until well blended.
• Add milk mixture to pitcher of water and stir until fully incorporated. Serve over ice or chilled.

AUTHENTIC HORCHATA

Steps:

• Grind rice into very fine, cornmeal-sized pieces using a blender or coffee grinder.
• Transfer ground rice to a medium bowl, pour warm water on top, and drop in cinnamon sticks. Cover and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
• Remove the cinnamon sticks. Place mixture back in the blender and puree until as smooth as possible.
• Line a sieve with a couple layers of cheesecloth and strain the mixture. Squeeze cloths to extract as much flavor as possible.
• Stir in milk, sugar, and vanilla extract until sugar has dissolved. Chill completely, at least 2 hours.
• Serve over ice, garnished with cinnamon.