Rompope (Mexican Eggnog)

Name: Rompope (Mexican Eggnog)
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons baking soda; 158 milliliters blanched almonds; 2 cinnamon sticks; 8 larges egg yolks; 1 Rind of lemon (see notes); 1 liters milk; 118 milliliters aged rum or aguardiente (see notes); 355 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Rompope (Mexican Eggnog) might be just the beverage you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegetarian recipe has 553 calories, 15g of protein, and 22g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. If you have baking soda, sugar, egg yolks, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. This recipe is typical of Mexican cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours.

Instructions

Pulse almonds with 2 tablespoons sugar until ground to a fine paste.

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Almonds

Sugar

Bring milk, cinnamon sticks, lemon rind, vanilla, and baking soda to boil over medium-high heat in large heavy-bottomed saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Set aside.

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Cinnamon Stick

Baking Soda

Lemon Peel

Vanilla

Milk

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Sauce Pan

In large bowl, whisk egg yolks, remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar, and almonds until thick and pale.

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Egg Yolk

Almonds

Sugar

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Whisk

Bowl

Remove and discard cinnamon stick and lemon rind from milk. Constantly whisking, slowly add the milk to the yolk mixture.

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Cinnamon Stick

Lemon Peel

Milk

Egg Yolk

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Whisk

Return mixture to pan and cook over low heat, stirring and scraping the bottom and sides of the pan constantly until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon, 5 to 7 minutes. Set aside to cool completely, about 2 hours (see notes).

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Frying Pan

Stir in rum or aguardiente and serve.

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Rum

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Servings:

0teaspoons

baking soda 158milliliters

blanched almonds 2

cinnamon sticks 8larges

egg yolks 1

Rind of lemon (see notes)1liters

milk 118milliliters

aged rum or aguardiente (see notes)355milliliters

sugar 1teaspoon

pure vanilla extract

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Mexican on the menu? Try pairing with Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. One wine you could try is Willamette Valley Vineyards Whole Cluster rosé of Pinot Noir. It has 4.5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 20 dollars.