Stuffed Rice Cake: Go beyond the basics with these 6 versions

If there’s one thing popular in Brazilian cuisine, it’s rice balls. After all, this is a tasty option, and it’s very simple to prepare! But have you ever thought about making the deliciousness even better? So it is! Therefore, our suggestion is to bet on stuffed rice ball.

This is the ideal recipe to reuse leftover rice to serve as a snack, what do you think? It will be impossible to eat just one, even more so with the options that we have separated. Happy with all the recipes yield over 20 units! So, check out 6 versions of stuffed rice balls to enjoy on any occasion.

Rice cake with mortadella

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Rice cake with mortadella – Photo: André Fortes

Time: 1h30

Performance: 40 portions

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 4 cups cooked rice (tea)
• 1 grated carrot
• 2 eggs
• 100 g of grated mortadella
• 1 chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons of chopped parsley
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 1 cup of milk (tea)
• 1 cup wheat flour (tea)
• 50 g of grated parmesan
• 1 teaspoon baking powder (coffee)
• Fry oil

Method of preparation:

1. In a bowl, put the ingredients and mix well.
2. Form balls and fry them in boiling oil until they are golden brown.
3. Remove from heat, drain on absorbent paper and serve immediately.

Rice ball with sausage

Rice cake with sausage – Photo: Stela Handa

Time: 30 minutes

Performance: 30 units

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons of oil
• 1 grated onion
• 1 minced garlic clove
• 1/2 cup desalted, cooked and shredded beef jerky
• 1 piece of Calabrian sausage cut into cubes
• 3 cups cooked white rice (tea)
• 1 egg
• 4 tablespoons of grated Parmesan
• Salt, black pepper and chopped parsley to taste
• Fry oil

Method of preparation:

1. Heat a pan with oil over medium heat and saute the onion and garlic for 2 minutes.
2. Add the meat and peppers and fry for another 3 minutes.
3. Let cool.
4. Pass the rice through a sieve or mash it with a fork.
5. Add the stew, egg, cheese, salt, pepper and parsley.
6. Knead with your hands until smooth.
7. Shape dumplings into round or slightly elongated shapes.
8. Fry, a little at a time, in hot oil until golden brown.
9. Drain on absorbent paper and serve.

Rice ball with ham and cheese

Rice cake with ham and cheese – Photo: Gisele Tesser

Time: 1 hour

Performance: 25 balls

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 3 cups cooked white rice (tea)
• 3 tablespoons of butter
• 1/2 cup (tea) of milk
• 3 tablespoons of wheat flour
• 1 cup ham (grated)
• 1 cup mozzarella (grated)
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley (minced)
• salt to taste
• 1 cup breadcrumbs (tea)
• Fry oil

Sauce

• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1/2 cup milk (cold)
• 1/3 cup chopped parsley (minced)
• 1/2 cup oil (approximately)
• salt to taste

Method of preparation:

1. For the sauce, beat the garlic, milk and parsley in a blender and add the oil, slowly, until a thick sauce is formed, adding more oil if necessary.
2. Season with salt and set aside.
3. Quickly beat the rice, butter, milk and flour in the blender without letting it grind completely.
4. Pour into a bowl and add the ham, mozzarella, parsley, season with salt and mix until a homogeneous mass is formed.
5. Model elongated gnocchi, roll them in breadcrumbs and fry them in boiling oil until golden brown.
6. Drain on absorbent paper and serve with the sauce.

Rice balls with chicken

Rice ball with chicken – Photo: Marcelo Breyne

Time: 20 minutes

Performance: 20 units

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 3 cups cooked white rice (tea)
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup wheat flour (tea)
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley (minced)
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
• Fry oil

Method of preparation:

1. In a bowl, mix all ingredients until smooth.
2. In a frying pan, heat the oil over medium heat and fry the gnocchi, by the spoonful, making them drip directly into the hot oil.
3. Fry until golden brown, drain on absorbent paper and serve.

Rice ball with peppers

Rice ball with peppers – Photo: Stela Handa

Time: 20 mins

Performance: 20 portions

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 1 cup minced and fried Calabrian sausage (tea)
• 2 1/2 cups cooked white rice
• 1/2 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 crushed garlic cloves
• 100 g grated parmesan
• 1 egg
• 1 yolk
• 2 tablespoons of wheat flour
• 3 tablespoons of chopped parsley
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• Fry oil

Method of preparation:

1. On a plate put the peppers, rice, garlic, parmesan, egg, egg yolk, flour and parsley.
2. Add salt, pepper to taste and mix all the ingredients, kneading with your hands until a firm consistency is obtained.
3. Divide the dough and form the dumplings.
4. In a frying pan, fry the snacks in hot oil until golden brown.
5. Remove and drain on paper towels.
6. Serve immediately.

Four cheese rice cake

Rice cake with 4 cheeses – Photo: Shutterstock

Time: 1 hour

Performance: 20 units

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of milk (tea)
• 3 cups cooked and mashed rice
• 1 sachet of vegetable seasoning
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley (minced)
• 1 tablespoon of margarine
• 1 and 1/2 cups wheat flour (approximately)
• salt to taste
• Soft wheat flour for breading
• Fry oil

Filling

• 1 cup mozzarella (grated)
• 1 cup Parmesan (grated)
• 1 cup of grated provolone
• 2 tablespoons of cream cheese

Method of preparation:

1. In a bowl, mix the milk, rice, seasoning, egg, parsley, margarine, flour and salt to form a smooth mass, add more flour if necessary.
2. Open portions of dough with your hands, fill with the mixed ingredients of the filling and close to form balls.
3. Roll them in wheat flour and fry them, a little at a time, in boiling oil.
4. Drain on absorbent paper and serve immediately.

Source: Terra

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