| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Dairy |
Spanish |
Drinks, Spanish, Usenet |
6 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 1/2 |
c |
Cocoa (powdered), unsweetened |
| 1 |
c |
Sugar |
| 7 |
ts |
Cornstarch (cornflour) |
| 1/2 |
c |
Water |
| 4 |
c |
Milk |
INSTRUCTIONS
Mix the cocoa and sugar together.
Dissolve the cornstarch (cornflour) in the water and combine with the
cocoa-sugar mixture in a medium-sized saucepan. Stir this until it is a
smooth paste. Begin heating this mixture, continuously stirring it with a
whisk. Gradually pour in the milk. Continue stirring as you bring it to a
simmer. Simmer, stirring often, for about 10 minutes. The cocoa is ready
when it thickens and is glossy and smooth.
NOTES:
* Thick, rich Spanish hot chocolate -- I first tasted this wonderful
beverage while touring in northern Spain with a choir. It's not like any
hot chocolate I've had anywhere else, and I was delighted to find a recipe
in "The Vegetarian Epicure Book Two." It is the best hot chocolate in the
world (at least to me.)
* The consistency of the finished product should resemble chocolate
pudding that didn't quite set. If you halve this recipe, you'll get just
the right amount for two large mug-fulls. This cocoa is especially
fantastic when you dip churros into it (a churro is a sugary, deep-fried,
doughnut-like stick, and if anyone wants to send out a recipe, I'd be most
grateful).
: Difficulty: easy.
: Time: 15 minutes.
: Precision: measure the ingredients.
: Tovah Hollander
: UCLA Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Los Angeles, California USA
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