Mushy rice for dumplings?

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Hello!

I have some mushy over cooked rice that was this expensive black rice, that I don’t wanna throw out. I was googling some possible recipes for mushy over cooked rice, a lot of them seem to be soups. Or fried fritters which I don’t really feel like. But I was wondering, do you think I could make a type of dumpling with mushy over cooked rice? 

I was thinking the kind of thing that you would use is a feeling when you’re making stuffed zucchini or stuffed cabbage, like spiced And savory minced meat mixed with the rice sautéed, and then made into balls or stuffed into something? I am familiar with making the stuffed veggies with the rice/meat mix, dumplings less so. I guess dumplings don’t have the rice and meat mixed, they are more where the mushy rice surrounds the savory filling that could be meat and veggies? 
But both seem like situations where the mushy texture of the rice will be fine. 

I don’t actually know how to make dumplings, but I feel like they’re probably kind of similar To the stuffed things where you could improvise?

Any thoughts from you all about what you might do with mushy rice, if you feel like a soup or anything fried? And if you think a dumpling or a stuffed vegetable concoction might be a good use..

Thank you oh foodie :-)

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I'd probably mix with vegetables and make fritters. Or rice porridge.

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If you're thinking of something like arancini, depending on how mushy the rice is, it could be good or it could be a disaster. If the rice is too mushy, the balls may not hold together during frying. Worst case scenario is you'd have exploded rice balls. IOW, deep fried rice, Italian-style. Incorporating the rice into a filling for stuffed peppers or zucchini would likely be a safer way to use up the rice, but be aware that the black rice - which is beautiful by itself, may make the stuffing look dirty. It could be tasty but unattractive.

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I agree with those who are suggesting using it as a stuffing base. It will look a bit odd, but will taste good, tucked into your favorite vegetable with other ingredients (ham, sausage, etc.).

Another possibility might be chilling it and using it as a base for a rice salad?

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If you didn't cook the rice with broth or other savory flavors, you could make rice pudding. Garnish with whipped cream for contrast.

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Dumplings are stuffed so you can put mushy rice in them and add some meat to it. I would do it and probably it would taste good. Dumplings also taste good with fruits especially apples and plums.

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Grind it with some spicy sausage, make balls of the mixture, and add some herbs/cheese (dry cheese), dip rice balls in egg, then panko crumbs and deep fry @ 350.

Or, veggie fritters as Tcamp suggests.

But, since you're not a fry guy, I bet you could conjure some dumplings, or use it , along with some meat and spices, as a filling for sausages. The color would add a cool twist to a sausage.

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you could make Cajun Boudin 
something like this:
https://honest-food.net/cajun-boudin-sausage-recipe/

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