Best Swedish Rice Recipes

SWEDISH CHRISTMAS RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, combine the water, rice and salt; bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until water is absorbed. Add milk and 1/3 cup sugar; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30-40 minutes or until slightly thickened. , Whisk together the eggs and remaining sugar. Gradually stir 2 cups hot rice mixture into the egg mixture; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Cook and stir over low heat for 3-5 minutes until mixture reaches 160°. Remove from the heat; stir in butter and vanilla. Pour into a serving bowl. , Refrigerate for 2 hours or until chilled. Just before serving, sprinkle with cinnamon.

SWEDISH RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Bring water and rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square baking dish.
• Stir milk into rice until evenly combined. Mix eggs, sugar, pudding mix, butter, vanilla extract, and salt into rice mixture; transfer to the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the pudding comes out clean, about 1 hour.

SWEDISH RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a medium sized bowl, beat 4 eggs lightly, add 1 cup sugar and beat a little.
• Add 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg.
• Add 1 cup cooked rice to the mixture.
• Add 1 can Carnation evaporated milk and stir.
• Pour into a 2 quart dish and add the low-fat milk.
• Sprinkle cinnamon on the top.
• Add butter (small"clicks" on top- each"click" probably 1/2 tablespoon).
• Bake in a 325 degree oven for 1 1/2 hours or until the pudding's top moves a little in the center if you push it gently.
• Enjoy!

BAKED SWEDISH RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart casserole dish.
• Bring milk to a boil in a large saucepan. Stir rice and salt into milk, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook, stirring frequently, until rice is tender, about 18 minutes.
• Beat egg yolks, 1/2 cup sugar, butter, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until combined. Stir 1 cup of the hot rice mixture into egg mixture until well-mixed.
• Pour egg mixture into rice mixture in the saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens, about 1 minute. Pour into prepared casserole dish.
• Beat egg whites in a glass or metal bowl until soft peaks form. Gradually add 3 tablespoons sugar, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the egg whites will form sharp peaks. Spread egg white mixture over rice mixture, ensuring that egg whites are spread to the edges of the casserole dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 15 minutes.

JULGROT(SWEDISH RICE PUDDING)

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan combine rice, butter and water and salt. Bring to boil and cook covered for 10 minutes, or until water is just absorbed.
• Add half-and-half and cinnamon stick to above. Bring to boil, stirring continuously. Let simmer, covered, for about 45 minutes. The half-and-half should be almost absorbed.
• The results should be creamy and tender, not mushy. Add the extra butter, and some cream for extra richness.
• Before serving, hide the almond in the porridge.
• Serve the porridge hot, with warm cream, cinnamon, and sugar. Whoever gets the almond will be married within the year!

SWEDISH RICE RING

Steps:

• In a small bowl, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; set aside. In a small heavy saucepan, combine milk, rice, sugar and salt; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 15-20 minutes until rice is tender. Remove from heat; stir in gelatin mixture until completely dissolved. Refrigerate, covered, until partially set., In a bowl, beat cream until stiff peaks form. Fold into chilled rice mixture. Spoon into a 6-cup ring mold coated with cooking spray; refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours. Unmold onto a serving platter. Serve with strawberries.

SWEDISH ROAST CHICKEN WITH SPICED APPLE RICE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
• Blanch the sweet potato in boiling water for two minutes, then drain, rinse in cold water and drain again.
• In a medium bowl, combine sweet potato, onion, apples, shallots, garlic, thyme and mint.
• Combine the 2 tablespoons of water and the olive oil and add to the vegetable mixture, tossing to coat.
• With a mortar and pestle (or with the back of a heavy skillet against a cutting board) lightly crush the cinnamon, cardamom, star anise, cloves, black and white peppercorns (you can use all black if that's what you have) with the teaspoon of kosher salt.
• Add half the spice mixture to the vegetables and reserve the rest.
• Rinse the chicken inside and out and pat dry with paper towels.
• Remove all the excess fat.
• Lightly stuff the bird's cavity with about half the vegetable mixture and tie the bird's legs together with kitchen string.
• Place the chicken on a rack in a roasting pan and rub it all over with the reserved spice mixture.
• Scatter the remaining vegetable mixture around the chicken.
• Roast for about one hour.
• Remove the vegetables that are loose in the pan and set aside in a bowl.
• Continue roasting for another 30 minutes or until your meat thermometer, inserted in the thigh, reaches 160°F.
• During this time, if the pan becomes too dry, add water a few tablespoons at a time.
• Transfer chicken to a board, remove stuffing and add it to the other vegetables, and cover the chicken loosely with foil.
• Keep the vegetables warm.
• Place the roasting pan over heat on the stove top and add the water and stock or white wine.
• Bring liquid to a boil, stirring and scraping to deglaze the pan.
• Pour the liquid into a measuring cup, degreasing as best you can.
• Pour about 1/2 of a cup of the liquid into a sauceboat and keep warm.
• Add, if necessary, water to the remaining de-glazing liquid so that you have one cup.
• Combine the rice, one cup of water, one cup of deglazing liquid and the salt in a medium saucepan.
• Bring to a boil over high heat.
• As soon as the rice boils, reduce the heat to low, cover and cook the rice till done, about 18 minutes.
• Remove from heat and fold rice together with 1 and 1/2 tablespoons of the yogurt and the reserved vegetables.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Combine the remaining yogurt with the pan juices in the sauce boat.
• Carve the chicken and serve with rice, passing the sauceboat for those who need a little extra liquid.

SWEDISH RICE PORRIDGE

Steps:

• Peel and chop apple.
• Rub butter over bottom and sides of a 3 quart saucepan.
• Place rice, water, and cinnamon into the saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Cover and simmer for 10-15 minute or until water has been absorbed.
• Add milk to saucepan. Heat and stir until simmering but not boiling.
• Add brown sugar, chopped apple, and raisins and stir gently.
• Cover pan and allow porridge to simmer for about 45 minute As it cooks, it will thicken. Stir once or twice while it cooks.
• Turn off heat and remove pan from burner. Remove cinnamon stick and stir in vanilla.
• Serve warm with cream or honey if desired. Also good saved in fridge and warmed up.

SWEDISH RICE RING

Steps:

• Soften gelatin in water; set aside.
• In a heavy 2-quart saucepan, bring rice, milk, sugar and salt to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and cover; cook over low heat until rice is tender, about 15--20 minutes.
• Remove from heat; add gelatin, stirring until dissolved. Cover; chill until partially set.
• In a chilled bowl, whip cream until stiff; fold into the chilled rice mixture.
• Spoon into a 6-cup decorative or ring mold. Cover and chill until set, about 3 hours.
• To unmold, loosen edges with a spatuala and invert onto a serving platter. Serve with sweetened strawberries.

SWEDISH CHRISTMAS RICE PUDDING (JULGROT)

Steps:

• Add the rice, 250ml water, salt and butter to a large saucepan, then cover with a lid and place over a high heat.
• Bring to the boil then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes or until the water has been absorbed and the rice is cooked.
• Pour in the milk and add the vanilla sugar and cinnamon.
• Stir through to combine then return the mixture to the boil and again reduce the heat and simmer slowly for about 25-35 minutes or until you have a creamy rice pudding consistency but the rice still has a little bite to it.
• Pour the rice pudding into a ceramic dish and allow to cool before covering and popping it in the fridge until chilled.
• Serve big hearty spoonfuls of the chilled rice with an extra sprinkling of sugar and cinnamon and big dollops of whipped cream.

SUGARLESS SWEDISH RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Boil 1 1/3 cup of water. Add rice, cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes until rice is tender.
• In a 2 quart casserole dish, lightly beat egg whites and egg.
• Add Splenda and beat.
• Add the milk, vanilla and almond flavors and beat until well mixed.
• Add the rice and stir until soupy.
• Lighty sprinkle with cinnamon to top.
• Bake at 350 in a water bath for 1 1/2 hours or until it is mostly firm.
• Traditionally served with Lingonberries, cranberry relish can be substituted.

SWEDISH RICE RING

Steps:

• In a small bowl, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; set aside. In a small heavy saucepan, combine milk, rice, sugar and salt; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 15-20 minutes until rice is tender. Remove from heat; stir in gelatin mixture until completely dissolved. Refrigerate, covered, until partially set.
• In a bowl, beat cream until stiff peaks form. Fold into chilled rice mixture. Spoon into a 6-cup ring mold coated with cooking spray; refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours. Unmold onto a serving platter. Serve with strawberries.

SWEDISH RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Bake 325 degrees. Thoroughly mix with hands. Roll into small balls and place on well greased pan. Use Crisco on hands. Frosting: Use juice of 2 lemons, 2 or 3 tablespoons melted butter, enough powdered sugar to make a thin icing.

SWEDISH RICE

Steps:

• Use a double boiler to cook otherwise it can burn easily. Watch it during cooking and stir occcassionally. Rinse rice under cold water, melt butter, add rice, and water and boil ten minutes until water is absorbed. Stir in milk and cinnamon slowly. Cook about 40 minutes. Blend in cream, salt, sugar amd vanilla and remaining butter. Serve with half and half, and sugar and cinnamon mixture

SWEDISH RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl mix together 1/2 Cup sugar,cornstarch, salt and nutmeg.
• Using a wire whisk, beat the milk, egg yolks and vanilla into the sugar mixture.
• Stir in the rice.
• Pour into ungreased 1 1/2 quart casserole.
• Set casserole in 9-inch square baking pan.
• Place in the oven; pour hot water 1- inch deep into 9- inch square baking pan.
• Bake, stirring occasionally, until pudding is creamy and the milk is absorbed (about 1 1/2 hours).
• Remove from the oven.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• In small mixing bowl beat egg whites at high speed, scraping bowl often, until soft peaks form (1 to 2 minutes).
• Add the sugar gradually, and continue beating until stiff peaks form (1 to 2 minutes).
• Spread meringue over pudding, sealing around edges.
• Bake for 5 to 8 minutes more, or until meringue is lightly browned.