ROMPOPE (MEXICAN MILK, EGG, SPICE, AND LIQUOR PUNCH)

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Rompope is served chilled, often over ice, but it can be served warm, which is how I prefer it when cold weather sets in. Either way, it's rich, velvety, fragrant, and certainly full of cheer.

Provided by MarĂ­a Del Mar Sacasa

Categories     Milk/Cream     Rum     Alcoholic     Egg     Nut     Christmas     Cocktail     Tree Nut     Almond     Winter     Christmas Eve     Drink

Yield Serves 6 to 8

Number Of Ingredients 11

2/3 cup blanched almonds
1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided
6 cups whole milk
2 cinnamon sticks
Rind of 1 lemon*
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
8 large egg yolks
1 cup white rum or aguardiente**
*Remove the lemon rind with a vegetable peeler, being careful to avoid the white pith, which will impart a bitter flavor.
**Aguardiente literally means "burning water" in Spanish. It is a strong (29% or higher) spirit distilled from fruits, grains, and commonly sugarcane. It's available at most liquor stores.

Steps:

  • Pulse almonds with 2 tablespoons of the sugar in a food processor until ground to a fine paste.
  • Bring milk, cinnamon, lemon rind, vanilla, and baking soda to a boil over medium-high heat in a large heavy-bottom saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, whisk egg yolks, the remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar, and ground almonds until thick and pale. Remove cinnamon and lemon rind and discard. Whisking constantly, slowly add the milk to the yolk mixture.
  • Return mixture to pan and cook over low heat, constantly stirring and scraping the bottom and sides of the pan, until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon, 5 to 7 minutes. Set aside to cool completely, about 2 hours.
  • Stir in rum or aguardiente. Serve.

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