Purple Rice Pudding with Rose Water Dates

Ingredients

• 1 ¼ cups half-and-half
• sea salt
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ¼ cups water
• ½ cup Chinese black rice
• ¼ cup dates
• 2 dates
• + 4 more ingredients
• • 3 teaspoons rose water
  • 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest

1 To prepare the rice, bring the water and rice to a boil in a small heavy-bottomed saucepan. Decrease the temperature to maintain a simmer, cover, and cook until the rice is tender yet still slightly chewy, about 30 minutes. Some water will remain (do not drain). 2 While the rice is cooking, pre...

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