Rompope (Ganadora)

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Country
Region
Source
Zoila Vargas Hernández, Tacares
Difficulty
Hard
Ingredients
20 cup(s) milk (set aside 3 cups)
cinnamon sticks
6 piece(s) cloves
4 piece(s) hibiscus seeds
1 tsp salt
1 piece(s) egg yolks
1 medium Vitamaíz (corn drink mix)
1 190 grams cornstarch
6 cup(s) sugar or to taste
vanilla to taste
liquor to taste
Directions
  1. In large pot, boil milk with cinnamon, cloves, hibiscus, salt, and sugar to taste.
  2. Separately, beat 1 1/2 cups milk with egg yolks.
  3. When milk boils, add beaten eggs, stir quickly.
  4. Let boil again. Mix cornstarch and Vitamaíz with remaining milk, beat well and add to boiling milk. Stir well and let simmer. Cool and blend well. Add vanilla and liquor to taste if desired.