Red Rice Risotto, Ice Cream & Strawberry Plum Compote T-R-L

Nana Lee's Note:

A friend called last night and we discussed rices. So went looking for rice desserts and found this. It's a risotto with ice cream and a strawberry-plum sauce. The cooking time depends on circumstances, humidity, heat of burner, etc..

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

THE RICE RISOTTO

• 4 cups cooked bhutanese red rice
• 4 cups heavy cream
• ½ cup sugar
• vanilla extract
• 6 tablespoons candied ginger (chopped)
• ½ teaspoon ginger powder
• 4 tablespoons butter

STRAWBERRY-PLUM COMPOTE

• 2 pints strawberries (steamed and halved)
• 5 -6 plums (pits removed and sliced)
• ½ cup sugar
• 4 tablespoons water

ACCOMPANIMENT

• 2 pints vanilla ice cream or 2 pints ginger ice cream

Directions:

1. RED RICE RISOTTO:.
2. Combine the cream, sugar, vanilla bean and the ginger in a saucepan over low heat.
3. Bring the mixture to a simmer and simmer for 2-3 minutes, remove the vanilla bean, scraping the seeds into the mixture.
4. When the mixture is creamy, not thick, add the butter to the rice, and stir to incorporate.
5. Slowly stir in the rice and return to a simmer, stirring occasionally.
6. STRAWBERRY-PLUM COMPOTE:.
7. Heat the ingredients for the Strawberry-Plum compote in a saucepan to compote consistency. Reserve.
8. TO SERVE:.
9. Place the rice into bowls and place the compote in the center of the risotto and top each with a scoop of ice cream and serve.