Benedict’s rice pudding, soft sausage, and apple compote

Benedict’s rice pudding, soft sausage, and apple compote

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A bold Catalan recipe: rice pudding ice cream, tender pork sausage braised in Grenache, apple compote, and Catalan cream, for an original presentation.

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Benedict revisits the traditional Catalan rice pudding with soft sausage, apple compote from the Empordà region, and Catalan cream ice cream. This creative dish combines sweet and savory flavors.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Resting2 hr
  • Total3 hr 40 min
  • DifficultyHard
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$17.64 $2.94 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people

Rice pudding ice cream

  • $0.58
  • $1.98
  • $0.56
  • $2.58
  • $0.22
  • $0.56
  • $1.07

soft sausage

  • $9.06

apple compote

  • $1.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Bring the milk to a boil with the flavorings. Add the rice, cook, blend, and then strain. Prepare a crème catalane (Catalan cream) and a caramel sauce, then pour everything into the ice cream maker.
  2. Color the sausage with oil paint and butter. Add a cinnamon stick, lemon zest, Grenache wine, and hot water to taste. Simmer gently until the liquid is completely absorbed.
  3. Peel the Granny Smith apple, dice it into small pieces, and mix it with sugar, walnuts, and nutmeg.
  4. Remove the golden layer, add orange juice and lemon, cook for 5 minutes, then blend. Plate the dish.

The bill

Benedict’s rice pudding, soft sausage, and apple compote

  • 200 g of rice$0.58
  • 2 liters of milk$1.98
  • 500 g of sugar$0.56
  • 8 egg yolks$2.58
  • 50 g of maize starch$0.22
  • 2 lemons$0.56
  • 2 oranges$1.07
  • 600 g of Catalan-style soft sausage (botifarra dolça)$9.06
  • 500 g of Golden Delicious and Granny Smith apples$1.03

Total$17.64

that's $2.94 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 200 g of rice
  • 2 liters of milk
  • 500 g of sugar
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 8 egg yolks
  • 50 g of maize starch
  • 2 lemons
  • 2 oranges
  • 600 g of Catalan-style soft sausage (botifarra dolça)
  • 1 glass of Grenache
  • 1 piece of oil paint
  • 1 tablespoon of butter
  • 500 g of Golden Delicious and Granny Smith apples
  • A pinch of walnut nutmeg

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