Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, arancini - mozzarella and ragù stuffed rice balls. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
The filling in this recipe is one of the most classic—a meat ragù, green peas, and melty mozzarella, but there are endless other types of fillings including pistachios, mushrooms, prosciutto and mozzarella, ham, spinach, and more. The rice is scented with saffron and the rice balls are rolled in breadcrumbs before frying them into croquettes. To make these Sicilian cheese-filled snacks, you first have to make risotto, then use the risotto to make cheese-stuffed balls, then coat them with breadcrumbs and deep-fry them. Arancini are Italian stuffed rice balls coated with spiced breadcrumbs and then fried.
Arancini - mozzarella and ragù stuffed rice balls is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Arancini - mozzarella and ragù stuffed rice balls is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have arancini - mozzarella and ragù stuffed rice balls using 12 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Arancini - mozzarella and ragù stuffed rice balls:
- Get 150 g risotto rice
- Make ready 100 g mince
- Get Chopped onion, carrots and celery
- Take Spoonful tomato passata
- Get 4 Ciliegine mozzarella
- Prepare 500 ml stock
- Take 1 egg
- Get Breadcrumbs
- Take Olive oil
- Get Oil to fry
- Take to taste Salt and pepper
- Prepare NOTE: cook step 1&2 together to save time :)
Arancini are originally from Sicily and my version is simple to make and coated with fresh breadcrumbs making them extra crispy and simply exquisite. Watch Arancini video recipe: Arancini Recipe Homemade Italian Rice Balls Recipe A quick and easy appetizer perfect to be served as a snack, quick bite, or a complete meal on its own, these Arancini (AKA Stuffed Rice Balls) are kicked up a notch with fantastic seasonings and Smoked Mozzarella. Drain the mozzarella balls of their water.
Steps to make Arancini - mozzarella and ragù stuffed rice balls:
- Make the ragù. Fry onions, carrots and celery in a little olive oil. Add mince and brown. Add passata and salt and pepper. Simmer for about 30 mins. Sauce must be quite dry. Leave to cool
- Fry rice in a little oil for 1 min. Add stock and cook like you would risotto. When stock absorbed and rice al dente, leave to cool
- Buy or make your own breadcrumbs. Beat an egg in a bowl. Get rice, ragù and mozzarella ready.
- Put some rice in the palm of your hand. Add some ragù, the mozzarella, a little more ragù
- Add a little more rice to close and make your ball
- Roll in the egg and then the breadcrumbs
- Finish all 4 in the same way. Leave in fridge for about an hour
- Heat oil in a large pan or wok. Fry until golden brown all over
- Drain on kitchen paper, serve hot :)
Homemade Italian Rice Balls Recipe A quick and easy appetizer perfect to be served as a snack, quick bite, or a complete meal on its own, these Arancini (AKA Stuffed Rice Balls) are kicked up a notch with fantastic seasonings and Smoked Mozzarella. Drain the mozzarella balls of their water. Get a clean rimmed baking sheet out to put the rice balls on. Take a scant ¼ cup of rice (depending on how big you want the arancini) and place it in your hand. Make a dent in the center, stick a mozzarella ball in and cover it up with the rice.
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