Creamy Sushi Rice Pudding

The starch in the calrose sushi rice, a medium grain 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. Calrose is a variety of rice, not a name brand.

• Ready In: 36 mins
• Serves: 6
• Yields: 3 cups

Ingredients

• 2  cups water
• 1  cup rice, uncooked (use calrose sushi rice)
• 2  cups milk, divided use
• 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar (add more or less, to taste)
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2⁄3 cup raisins
• 1  egg, beaten
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1  tablespoon butter

Directions

1. 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.
2. When rice is done, in another pan, or in microwave, heat 1-1/2 cups of milk almost to a simmer. Stir in sugar and vanilla.
3. 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.
4. Stir in raisins and simmer for another 3 minutes. Stirring frequently.
5. In a small bowl, stir 1/2 cup of milk with beaten egg and salt.
6. Add milk/egg mixture to rice and simmer for 2-minutes, stirring frequently.
7. Stir in butter and serve warm or chilled. Brown sugar and/or cinnamon may be sprinkled on top of served rice pudding.