Arancini Balls
Rice balls make a great side dish or appetizer. They are filled with rice and cheese and fried until crisp. They are ready in less than 30 minutes! You must try this recipe for arancini.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 cups quick cook rice cooked
- ¼ cup Parmesan Cheese
- 1 cup mozzarella
- 3 eggs 1 for rice mixture and 2 beaten for coating the rice balls
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- dash pepper
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- ¾ cup breadcrumbs use ¼ cup of breadcrumbs in rice mixture and ½ cup to bread the rice balls
- 2 cups oil for frying
- marinara sauce for dipping
Instructions
- Prepare the quick cook rice according to package directions.
- When the rice is ready, allow it to cool and then put it in a large bowl and stir in 1 egg, ¼ cup breadcrumbs, ⅛ teaspoon salt, dash of pepper, ½ teaspoon of oregano, ¼ cup Parmesan cheese and 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese. Mix until thoroughly combined.
- Use your hands to form into small balls.
- Beat two eggs in a bowl and dip the formed rice balls in the egg. Roll the rice balls around in the bread crumbs until they are completely covered.
- Place the oil in a pan so that when the arancini are added, the oil will cover or nearly cover them. Heat oil until it is 350 degrees. Using a slotted spoon, drop in balls in batches of four until they are cooked through and the outside has turned a deep golden brown.
- Remove the arancini balls from the oil with a slotted spoon and place them on a plate lined with paper towels. Sprinkle with salt. If you'd like, you can warm up some marinara sauce for dipping and serve the sauce with the rice balls.
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Notes
- Serve these with any Italian dish. I like to pair them with chicken parm or pasta for a carb fest!
- These arancini balls make a great appetizer as well!
- If you're having trouble getting the rice balls to stick together, you can refrigerate or freeze them for about 10 minutes to firm up and stay together when frying.
- Note the calorie and fat content listed in the nutritional information is much higher than it actually is since the program I am using is counting the total oil used for frying, not just the oil that is absorbed into the arancini.
Nutrition
Serving: 8gCalories: 1472kcalCarbohydrates: 69gProtein: 20gFat: 125gSaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 149mgSodium: 550mgPotassium: 133mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 421IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 289mgIron: 6mg
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