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Carioca are Filipino Fried Rice Balls coated with sugar usually sold on skewers.
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Carioca Recipe

This easy homemade Carioca recipe uses only 4 simple ingredients and can be cooked in just minutes! These sweet and chewy glutinous rice balls coated with sugar syrup are popular Filipino street snacks usually sold on skewers.
Cook Time25 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Filipino
Diet: Gluten Free
Keyword: glutinous rice flour, sugar
Servings: 9 pieces
Calories: 110kcal
Author: Bebs

Ingredients

For the Rice balls

For the Sugar Syrup

  • 1 cup sugar
  • ¼ cup water
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Instructions

  • Combine glutinous rice flour and water in a bowl and mix until a dough forms.
    1 cup glutinous rice flour, ½ cup water
  • Get a tablespoon of the dough and roll it into a ball. Do the same for the rest of the dough. Poke holes through them to prevent them from breaking/bursting too much when fried.
  • Pour oil into a pan/skillet and heat over medium heat.
    oil
  • Fry the balls in batches, if needed. Turn them from time to time for even cooking. Cook until they are light gold and double in size.
  • Remove the carioca balls from the hot oil and transfer them to a cooling rack lined with paper towels.
  • Make the caramel syrup by combining the sugar and water in a saucepan. Stir until sugar is dissolved . Cook over medium-low heat until bubbly.
    1 cup sugar, ¼ cup water
  • Turn the heat off and add the carioca balls to the pan. Gently stir to make sure the balls are fully coated with syrup.
  • Skewer the rice balls into bamboo sticks and serve!

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Nutrition

Calories: 110kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 0.4g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 3mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 23g | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 0.04mg