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Rice handgun

Rice handgun

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Discover this traditional Belgian recipe that will give you delicious and crispy rice cakes.

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Recipe from Geonuch, Pitpisit, Horus (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Rice handguns are a regional specialty from the Hainaut region of Belgium. They are often served with a good cup of coffee or as a dessert after a meal.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodbread
  • Estimated cost$12.62 $0.63 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

20 people
  • $0.66
  • $0.66
  • $1.85
  • $0.31
  • $3.64
  • $1.85
  • $0.16
  • $3.49

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash and drain the cooked rice. ≈ 2 min
  2. Melt the butter in a pan and add the rice, sugar, and salt. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the rice is golden brown.
  3. Add the ground flour and mix well. Continue to cook for a few more minutes.
  4. Add a small amount of warm water while continuing to mix to prevent lumps. Form balls with the dough. ≈ 10 min
  5. Melt butter in a pan and fry the rice until it is golden brown.
  6. Let it cool on paper towels.
  7. Drain the hard-boiled egg and cut it in half. Melt some butter in a pan and cook each half of the hard-boiled egg until golden brown.
  8. Arrange the rice-filled handguns on a plate, and place the halves of hard-boiled eggs on top. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Rice handgun

  • flour, 250 g$0.66
  • 175 g of milled flour$0.66
  • butter, 150 g$1.85
  • sugar 20 g$0.31
  • 500 g of cooked rice$3.64
  • butter, 100 g$1.85
  • salt, about ½ teaspoon$0.16
  • Hard-boiled egg$3.49

Total$12.62

that's $0.63 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • flour, 250 g
  • 175 g of milled flour
  • butter, 150 g
  • sugar 20 g
  • 500 g of cooked rice
  • butter, 100 g
  • salt, about ½ teaspoon
  • Hard-boiled egg

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