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Fried Rice Arancini

Arancini di riso

Arancini fried rice balls are Sicilian street food, but you might as well make your own version at home.

This Sicilian recipe for rice balls follows up on my contribution to the Dropout  Diaries’ Street Food Festival. When asked to write a post on Italian street food for the Dropout Diaries the first thing that sprung to mind were the delicious rice oranges that can sometimes be bought from street vendors in Palermo and Catania or on the ferry to Sicily. Arancini come in a multitude of different version some of which are very elaborate using peas, minced beef and chicken. This is the simple (lazy) model made from fried risotto with a bleeding mozzarella heart, but they are still a great snack.

Ingredients

For the risotto
1 tbsp butter
1 shallot onion
300 g risotto rice
100 ml white wine
100 ml boiling chicken stock
Salt
50 g grated parmesan

Filling and coating
1 mozzarella
1 beaten egg
4 tbsp fresh white bread crumbs
Oil for frying

Preparation

You can use some risotto left over from the day before or make a new one like this:
Melt the butter and fry the chopped onion over low heat
Add rice and heat them through before the wine is added
Start stirring in chicken stock when most of the wine has evaporated.
Keep stirring and adding more stock for 15-20 minutes until the rice are done and you have a firm risotto
Add salt and grated parmesan and leave the rice to cool
Cut the mozzarella into cubes
Take a small spoonful of rice, press mozzarella in the middle and cover it completely with rice
Roll the balls in beaten egg and bread crumbs and deep fry in hot oil.
Serve immediately.

Other great snack food recipes

Ham croquettes

Pastry with spinach and feta

Homemade potato croquettes

Easy olive paste snacks

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Fried rice arancini - Italian Notes

Arancini are fried balls of rice with a filling of cheese or minced meat.

5 replies
  1. AdriBarr
    AdriBarr says:
    March 17, 2012 at 5:16 am

    I love arancini!

    Reply
  2. Robert
    Robert says:
    March 22, 2012 at 1:51 pm

    I love arancini! I ate them once in Catania in Sicily!I think it0s the more tasty food I ever had!

    Reply
  3. andi
    andi says:
    May 2, 2012 at 5:07 am

    ma quanto buoni che sono

    Reply
  4. eva
    eva says:
    April 10, 2014 at 6:09 pm

    i am definitely saving this – I love arancini!!

    Reply
    • admin
      admin says:
      April 15, 2014 at 11:48 am

      Me too. Unless they are old and stale and too compact with rice:)

      Reply

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