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Rice baked in an egg crust

Rice with a crispy crust, or rice baked in an eggshell

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A Valencian rice dish: chicken, sausage, and chickpeas cooked in broth, rice with ham, saffron, and paprika, topped with beaten eggs and baked until a gol…

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“Arroz con costra” (rice with a crust) is a traditional dish from the Valencia region. It’s a flavorful and colorful starter that can be prepared in just 80 minutes.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time1 hr 20 min
  • Cook time1 hr 20 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total3 hr 10 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying pan, oven
  • Estimated cost$6.61 $1.65 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.35
  • $0.18
  • $0.21
  • $0.53
  • $2.79
  • $1.16
  • $0.03
  • $0.27
  • $0.20
  • $0.80
  • $0.09

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 11 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. The day before, soak the chickpeas.
  2. Place them in a large pot with the water, chopped onion, chopped garlic, and bay leaf, and bring to a boil.
  3. Cut the chicken into 8 pieces and add it along with the sausage. Cook until everything is tender.
  4. Remove the sausage and chicken, discard the bay leaf, and strain the broth.
  5. Preheat the oven to 200 °C.
  6. In a frying pan that is oven-safe, brown the diced ham and rice in the olive oil.
  7. Pour the 1 liter of broth, add salt, pepper, paprika, and saffron, and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
  8. Add the sliced sausage, chicken, and chickpeas, and cook for another 5 minutes.
  9. Pour: Pour, then sprinkle with breadcrumbs. ≈ 2 min
  10. Bake until the egg is set and golden brown.

The bill

Rice with a crispy crust, or rice baked in an eggshell

  • 100 g of dried chickpeas$0.35
  • 2 cloves of garlic$0.18
  • 1 onion$0.21
  • 3 tablespoons of olive oil$0.53
  • 100 g of smoked ham$2.79
  • 400 g of rice$1.16
  • salt$0.03
  • Freshly ground pepper$0.27
  • 1 teaspoon of mild paprika$0.20
  • 2 eggs$0.80
  • 2 tablespoons of bread crumbs$0.09

Total$6.61

that's $1.65 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 100 g of dried chickpeas
  • 1 liter of water
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1 onion
  • One bay leaf
  • 1 chicken
  • 150 g of morcilla (Spanish black pudding)
  • 3 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 100 g of smoked ham
  • 400 g of rice
  • salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 1 teaspoon of mild paprika
  • 1 packet of saffron
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons of bread crumbs

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