Popcorn Sweet Rice

It is not good when you watch so many cooking Shows. You get so many ideas and want to try them all. This unusual combination I saw on Kitchen Impossible. A small Twist that made a very traditional sweet Rice into something new and very delectable.

I love the Concept of the Show, were the Chefs have to find out what is in the dish just by taste and eyes and cook it at the original Location where the dish was cooked. They get rated by a Jury. Their favourite dish this is.
The two Michelin star Chef tasted Popcorn, but did not know how to get the taste in. He just used a good amount of vanilla pods. Making fresh Popcorn and getting it into the rice did not occur to him. He even found a bag of Popcorn kernels in the kitchen pantry, but did not make the connection.

recipe for 3:
620 ml whole milk
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp Vanilla essence
pinch of salt
120 g Carneroli Rice
1 egg
1/2 Lemon
3/4 Cup fresh popped Popcorn

Make the Popcorn. Use a blender and make it semi fine.
Heat up the milk with sugar, vanilla and salt. When it cooks add the rice.
Cook on low until tender, stir often.peaks.
Press the juice from the lemon.

When the rice is cooked, take it from the heat and add the egg yolk, Lemon Juice, Popcorn and egg white.

Serve with some fruit sauce or Rote Grütze.