Creamy Sushi Rice Pudding

Creamy Sushi Rice Pudding

The starch in the calrose sushi rice makes this a very creamy rice pudding.
Look in the Asian section of your supermarket for calrose variety rice.
Walmart also carries calrose rice.

1 cup calrose sushi rice, uncooked
2 cups water

1-1/2 cups milk, heated almost to a simmer
1/2 cup granulated sugar (add more or less, to taste)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2/3 cup of raisins, regular or golden

1/2 cup milk
1 egg, beaten
1/4 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon butter

In a 2-qt covered saucepan, heat 2-cups of water to boiling.
Stir in rice, adjust heat to a low simmer, stir rice once more, cover pan and simmer rice for 20 minutes without peeking.

When rice is done, in another pan, or in microwave, heat 1-1/2 cups of milk
almost to boiling. Stir in sugar and vanilla.

Add the 1-1/2 cups of heated milk/sugar to rice and simmer for 6 minutes, stirring frequently. Make sure and stir the rice on the bottom of pan to avoid scorching.

Stir in raisins and simmer for another 3 minutes. Stirring frequently.

In a small bowl, stir 1/2 cup of milk with beaten egg and salt.

Add milk/egg mixture to rice and simmer for 2-minutes, stirring frequently.

Stir in butter and serve warm or chilled. Brown sugar and/or cinnamon may be sprinkled on top of served rice pudding.