¡Hola apreciada Comunidad Hive! Para mí es un verdadero y grato placer participar en este tercer concurso foodies; compartir una receta familiar, llena de Amor y de mucho placer al paladar me emociona y me llena de recuerdos cercanos... Con ustedes nuestra tradicional y familiar bebida:

Hello dear Hive Community! For me it is a real and pleasant pleasure to participate in this third foodies contest; Sharing a family recipe, full of Love and a lot of pleasure to the palate excites me and fills me with close memories... With you our traditional and familiar drink:

PONCHE CREMA CASERO 🍾 HOMEMADE CREAM PUNCH

The Ponche Crema is a traditional Venezuelan drink, some say that the taste of us Venezuelans for this drink dates back to the end of the 1899s to the early 1900s, there are various stories found in the imaginary; He was a Caracas merchant who, faced with adverse economic circumstances, devised a drink based on eggs and milk that would remain marked in the gastronomic taste of Venezuela; Today, this drink has become the favorite of the family in Venezuela and especially at a time like Christmas where the Venezuelan family always finds a special moment to embrace and celebrate the birth of the Redeemer and the arrival of a new year... In my family the preparation of Punch Cream has always been a special moment; As children we were only allowed to see and learn, change and turn the records when the carol and the bagpipes ended... That, was always the Christmas magic, when preparing the sacacas and the chicken salad never, never could Missing our Homemade Cream Punch... When I grew up, what I learned and lived has been my guide and today this homemade cream punch, a recipe from my older sister has become our family drink, it is the drink to receive the new year every end of the year.

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¡Alcemos pues nuestras copas y vayamos a la receta! 📝 So let's raise our glasses and go to the recipe!

^{INGREDIENTES: (para 750 ml de preparación, tres tazas) | INGREDIENTS: (for 750 ml of preparation, three cups)}

Primero prepararemos la leche condensada base, necesitaremos:

First we will prepare the base condensed milk, we will need:

• Media taza de azúcar. | Half a cup of sugar.
• Una cucharada de vainilla. | A tablespoon of vanilla.
• Una taza de leche en polvo | A cup of powdered milk
• Un tercio de taza de agua tibia | One third cup of warm water
  

PREPARACIÓN (Leche condensada) 👩‍🍳 PREPARATION (Condensed milk) :

Todos los ingredientes antes mencionados se incorporan al vaso de la licuadora

All the aforementioned ingredients are incorporated into the blender glass

y se baten a velocidad alta hasta que la mezcla se homogenize completamente,

and beat at high speed until the mixture is completely homogenized,

se debe batir aproximadamente durante tres o cuatro minutos,

it should be beaten for approximately three or four minutes,

el resultado es una leche condensada deliciosa, espesa;

the result is a delicious, thick condensed milk;

al terminar de batir se vacía en una taza y se reserva, mientras buscamos el resto de los ingredientes

at the end of beating it is emptied into a cup and reserved, while we look for the rest of the ingredients

para la segunda parte de nuestra preparación, para ello requeriremos:

For the second part of our preparation, for this we will require:

• Una taza de leche condensada | A cup of condensed milk
• Una taza de leche liquida (se prepara batiendo una taza de agua hervida y frío natural con tres cucharadas de leche en polvo) | A cup of liquid milk (it is prepared by mixing a cup of boiled water and natural cold with three tablespoons of powdered milk)
• Tres yemas de huevo | Three egg yolks
• Una cucharada y media de maizena o fécula | A tablespoon and a half of cornstarch or starch
• Tres clavitos de olor. | Three sweet cloves.
• Una astilla de canela | A sliver of cinnamon
• Una ralladura de nuez moscada. | A grated nutmeg.

seguidamente...
La leche condensada la vaciamos en una olla, sobre ella colocamos la astilla de canela y los tres clavos de olor y así mismo la taza de leche;

then...
The condensed milk is emptied into a pot, on it we place the cinnamon stick and the three cloves and likewise the cup of milk;

con batidor revolvemos o batimos muy bien integrando los ingredientes;

with a whisk we stir or beat very well integrating the ingredients;

luego, llevamos a fuego mediano sin dejar que hierva, solo que caliente.

then, we bring to medium heat without letting it boil, just hot.

En este proceso al saber que esta caliente, procedemos en un recipiente a batir las yemas de huevo junto a la cucharada y media de maizina o fécula,

In this process, knowing that it is hot, we proceed in a container to beat the egg yolks together with a tablespoon and a half of cornstarch or starch,

integramos bien y una vez disuelta la maizena o fécula tomamos un poco de la mezcla que tenemos al fuego y le incorporamos a la mezcla de huevos

We integrate well and once the cornstarch or starch has dissolved, we take a little of the mixture that we have on the fire and we add it to the egg mixture

y vamos batiendo muy bien para que atempuren los huevos y no se cocinen de golpe sino que permita obtener una mezcla sedosa y delicada, de suaves y dulces aromas;

and we are beating very well so that the eggs are tempered and not cooked all at once, but rather that it allows to obtain a silky and delicate mixture, with soft and sweet aromas;

una vez que observamos que se han integrado volcamos esta mezcla al resto de la leche que sigue al fuego y batimos sin parar,

Once we see that they have been integrated, we pour this mixture into the rest of the milk that follows the fire and beat without stopping.

esta mezcla ha de espesarse producto de la maizina o fécula, una vez que veamos que la preparación se separa del fondo de la olla ya está lista para el tercer y último paso,

This mixture must be thickened as a result of the cornstarch or starch, once we see that the preparation separates from the bottom of the pot it is ready for the third and last step,

pasamos por un colador para retirar grumos, la astilla de canela y los clavitos de olor; dejamos enfriar

We go through a strainer to remove lumps, the cinnamon stick and the cloves; Let it cold down

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Una vez frío este delicioso manjar de leche

Once this delicious milk delicacy is cold

medimos taza y media de ron de su preferencia, nosotros en casa usamos siempre ron oscuro, de nuevo a la licuadora la preparación fría

We measure a cup and a half of rum of your choice, at home we always use dark rum, again in the blender the cold preparation

junto a la taza y media de ron y la ralladura al gusto de nuez moscada,

together with a cup and a half of rum and the grated zest to taste of nutmeg,

se bate muy bien durante tres o cuatro minutos.

it is beaten very well for three or four minutes.

¡Listo nuestro delicioso Ponche Crema Casero, tradicional y familiar!

Our delicious Homemade Cream Punch is ready, traditional and familiar!

Una bebida que ha sufrido transformaciones de generación en generación, antiguamente el licor que se utilizaba era el brandy, hoy día casi siempre se usa el ron oscuro ya que es más económico y no hace variación en su sabor,

A drink that has undergone transformations from generation to generation, formerly the liquor that was used was brandy, today dark rum is almost always used since it is cheaper and does not vary in its flavor,

en otros países decir ponche es hablar de bebidas a base de algunos té, bebidas frescas a base de frutas tropicales pero decir Ponche Crema en Venezuela es hablar de Navidad Familiar, es escuchar y bailar al compas de un Merengue Caraqueño, al son de la Billos, así de ,una fulía, una gaita tambora o un buen tambor de la Costa;

In other countries, saying punch is talking about drinks based on some tea, fresh drinks based on tropical fruits, but saying Ponche Crema in Venezuela is talking about Family Christmas, it is listening and dancing to the beat of a Caraqueño Merengue, to the sound of Billos. , like that, a fulía, a bagpipe tambora or a good drum from the coast;

El Ponche Crema evoca mis mejores recuerdos de infancia, es la mejor época del año; es una bebida que en su aroma huele a familia, huele a navidad y pesebre.

The Cream Punch evokes my best childhood memories, it is the best time of the year; It is a drink that in its aroma smells of family, it smells of Christmas and manger.

CELEBRAR LA NATIVIDAD DEL REDENTOR CON BRINDIS A BASE DE PONCHE CREMA ES AMOR Y FELICIDAD...

CELEBRATING THE NATIVITY OF THE REDEEMER WITH A TOAST BASED ON CREAM PUNCH IS LOVE AND HAPPINESS...

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¡Salud, un brindis! 🍾 Cheers, a toast!