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Arancini Rice Balls
Children and adults love these cheesy Arancini rice balls. They're such a treat fresh off the stove stuffed with glorious gooey cheese.
👥 24 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 25 min🔥 Cook: 35 min👤 Natasha Kravchuk📖 natashaskitchen
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pot
- ●dutch oven
- ●oven
- ●baking dish
- ●bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Using a Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot with a tight-fitting lid, over medium/high heat, add 2 Tbsp olive oil and 2 Tbsp butter. When hot, stir in diced onion and saute until soft and golden (⏱️ 4-5 min). Add finely diced ham and cook another ⏱️ 2 min or until golden. Add rice and stir to coat with oil.
olive oil2 Tbspmedium onion (finely diced (about 1 cup))1ham (finely diced (about 3 oz))1 cup
2
Pour in 1 cup white wine and cook until mostly evaporated (⏱️ 2 min). Add 5 cups hot low sodium chicken broth and 1 tsp salt then cover and simmer until liquid has been absorbed by the rice (about ⏱️ 15-17 min). Stir in the peas in, then cover with a tight fitting lid and finish cooking (⏱️ 2 min). Rice should be soft and the liquid mostly absorbed. Spread rice mixture onto a large rimmed baking dish to cool.
chicken broth (or stock (hot))5 cupsunsalted butter2 Tbspsalt (plus more to sprinkle fried arancini)1 tsp
3
Once rice is at room temperature, stir in 1/3 cup finely chopped parsley and 1 cup parmesan cheese. Form rice balls with wet hands, using a heaping ice cream scoop for each. Stuff each rice ball with a cube of mozzarella cheese and form a tight ball with the rice mixture to enclose the cheese.
parmesan cheese (shredded)1 cupmozzarella cheese (cut into 24 (1/2-inch) cubes)4 oz
4
Set up 3 shallow bowls, the first one to have 1 cup flour, the second with 3 beaten eggs, the third with 1 1/2 cups bread crumbs. Dredge each rice ball in flour, shaking off the excess, then dip one-by-one in the beaten egg allowing excess egg to drip back into the bowl. Finally, roll balls in breadcrumbs until evenly coated. It's best to roll and bread all of the rice balls before beginning frying since the frying is quick.
large eggs (beaten with a fork)3
5
Add an inch of vegetable oil into a deep pot over medium heat. Once oil is hot (350˚F), add the breaded rice balls in batches without crowding the pot and cook about ⏱️ 3 min total per batch, turning to get all sides golden brown. Transfer to paper towels, sprinkle right away with salt and serve warm with marinara.
unsalted butter2 Tbspsalt (plus more to sprinkle fried arancini)1 tsp
Nutrition Facts
calories
190 kcal
fat Content
6 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
1 g
sodium Content
384 mg
protein Content
8 g
cholesterol Content
33 mg
carbohydrate Content
23 g
saturated Fat Content
2 g
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