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Morir soñando
Orange and milk drink
Morir soñando: Dominican orange juice and cold milk drink
Its name means "to die dreaming", and on a hot afternoon in Santo Domingo a tall glass of it from a colmado or juice stand feels exactly like that: fresh orange juice and ice-cold evaporated milk, sweetened and stirred over lots of ice into something like a creamsicle. Many Dominican families make it with dinner on Sundays. The common mistake is pouring the milk into the juice, or using warm ingredients, which curdles it; the juice goes slowly into very cold milk. Chef's tip: squeeze sweet, low-acid oranges and chill the juice and milk for an hour first, and it will stay smooth.
- Total time
- 10 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups evaporated milkwell chilled
- 3 tbsp sugarto taste
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups fresh orange juicefrom about 6 oranges, well chilled
- 10 ½ oz ice cubes
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Pour 1 ½ cups evaporated milk into a large jug and stir in 3 tbsp sugar and ½ tsp vanilla extract until the sugar dissolves.
Step 2: Add 10 ½ oz ice cubes to the jug.
Step 3: Pour 2 cups fresh orange juice into the milk in a slow, thin stream, stirring all the time. It should turn pale orange and creamy, with no flecks of curd.
Step 4: Taste, add a little more sugar if the oranges were sharp, and serve straight away in tall glasses.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 220 kcal
- Protein
- 7 g
- Carbs
- 34 g
- Fat
- 7 g
- Fibre
- 0 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does morir soñando take?
- About 10 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of evaporated milk?
- Oat, soy or almond milk, same amount (use unsweetened for savoury dishes).
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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