Wednesday, April 18, 2012

You'd remember drinking horchata

I don't know about you, but if I hear "horchata", I think Vampire Weekend. Click this to dig it.

TIP = horchata is pronounced "or·CHA·ta"


Recently, I became inspired to make horchata.




HORCHATA

-1/2 c. rice, crushed in a blender
-1 c. almonds, blanched & skins removed (just dunk them in boiling water for a minute & the skin comes right off!)
-1 stick cinnamon
-some lemon peel, if you so desire

Soak everything in 4 to 4.5 cups water for 8 or so hours. Blend several minutes in the blender, and strain through a coffee filter or an old t-shirt (it will take a while to drip through!). Enjoy!

Some ideas:
-horchata latte (steamed horchata + expresso = paradise)
-mazamorra de horchata (Heat up the horchata, add in about 1/4 corn starch mixed with enough water to dissolve it. It will become thick like pudding. And with some fruit on top? mmmm...)
-plain, over ice, for breakfast. That's what I did!:




Happy Horchata

3 comments:

  1. I'll surely try your horchata recipe!!


    By the way, how about some hot chocolate??


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q61zENB5Uc

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    1. Cute video! I'd love to try Mexican hot chocolate. Looks kind of like how they do tiste in Nicaragua. Let me know if you like the recipe ;D

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  2. Lo interesante de la verdadera amistad es que nunca se puede decir que ya esta lleno el vaso y que ya no queremos mas =)

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