Chef John's Horchata recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup uncooked long grain white rice
¼ cup raw almonds
1 cinnamon stick
⅔ cup white sugar
7 cups cold fresh water, divided
1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon for garnish

Nutrition Info

175.9 calories
carbohydrate: 36.5 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 2.4 g
fiber: 1.1 g
protein: 2.6 g
saturatedFat: 0.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 7.5 mg
sugar: 16.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place rice, almonds, cinnamon stick, and sugar in a blender. Pour in about 4 cups of the water. Pulse on and off to start. Then blend on high speed until ingredients have been chopped up into very small pieces, about 30 seconds. Add the remaining 3 cups cold, fresh water. Let mixture sit at room temperature about 4 hours. (Or you can refrigerate it overnight.) Stir occasionally.

  2. Strain through several layers of cheesecloth into a pitcher. Refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours. Serve topped with a dusting of cinnamon.

Recipe Yield

2 quarts

Recipe Note

When it comes to delicious, unique, and refreshing summer drinks, it's hard to beat horchata. We're doing a Mexican-style horchata, which is done with rice and almonds. The result is something that sort of looks like milk, but is much lighter, and pairs perfectly with all your favorite summer foods.

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