Horchata

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Real Horchata does not contain evaporated milk, or any other milk product. I can't tell you how many recipes I cycled through searching the internet for THEE perfect Horchata recipe. This one was the first to make sense based on what I've researched about the drink and it's origin.
If you or you have someone who is lactose intolerant (or really should be this is an outstanding treat. For a holiday twist, drop in some whole cloves! (like 1 or 2 To me, it tasted a lot like eggnog with the cloves, but without the cholesterol.
I also used a Vitamix Blender and there was a lot of rice soot at the bottom when I made it this time. However, I filtered it many times through a fine metal mesh instead of cheese cloth(didn't have any. I tried to filer it through a coffee filter with no success. After giving the cheese cloth a try, I am going to try using a french press coffee maker to see if that does the trick for that soot

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When my sister and I made it, it turned out great. We augmented the recipe with some rice milk to add a little sweetness. The negative comment that I have on the Horchatta is the fact that there was a lot of residue on the bottom. Otherwise it was delicious.

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I wanted a recipe that was as good as Cafe Rio's horchata and this exceeded my expectations, the lime zest adds a nice kick! I was excited to see this recipe because it didn't contain any animal milk products like sweetened condensed milk. I was skeptical of the cheesecloth step, but I'm glad I did it because there really is a lot of grit, even with a vitamix.

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this was an experimental attempt for me. i tried emeril's way (minus the lime and another way that calls to cook & simmer the rice & then blend it after it's cooled. emeril's turned out to be the way to go. I just got a sticky paste out of the other way, which my boyfriend and i are attempting to turn into rice pudding. we'll see how that goes!

great recipe from emeril, though. relatively easy, a little messy. my boyfriend had never had horchata so having no idea of what it was supposed to taste like he was thoroughly impressed! i'm trying to get him to make a big batch of it and sell it at his coffee shop since it only really need attention in small doses.

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Only 1 review? This is a gold mine. I always make double, because it goes so quickly. I have used lemon zest instead of lime frequently, and tried orange zest as well, because that is what we have that I can pick straight off the tree. Now that I have eaten at 2941 recently, thanks to the inspiration of Bertrand Chemel, I will be making ice cream with this as it's base. Another beauty Emeril, thank you.

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I've been looking for a good horchata recipe for a while now and I've finally found it! Every other recipe I've tried just didn't come out right. But this tastes just like the roach coaches make. Sweet and refreshing. It's a little bit of a hassle to strain, but that is more time consuming than anything. Other than that it is easy as could be. Thanks Emeril!

It's called hor-cha-ta by the way, not hor-chat-ia, or whatever you called it in the episode you made this in. :