Stuffed risotto balls - or arancini - are not only THE most delicious addition to a summer salad but also the niftiest way to use up old risotto! Claire Thomson on the 5 o'clock apron shows us just how easy it is to do at home; simple roll 'em, stuff 'em with cheese and some pasta sauce, then coat in breadcrumbs and deep-fry until golden. We'll have seconds, please! Full method below.
INGREDIENTS
Any leftover risotto
Tomato passata or pasta sauce
Cubes of mozzarella
Breadcrumbs (plus egg and flour to help with coating!)
Sunflower oil
METHOD
1. Wet your hands - it stops rice from sticking! - and roll your risotto into small ping-pong sized balls.
2. Make an indent, then pop in a cube of mozzarella and some tomato sauce. Gently push together to close over the gap.
3. Roll in flour, then egg, then breadcrumbs.
4. Heat oil in a deep saucepan - little ones need to be out of the kitchen now - until it's hot enough that you can fry a cube of bread golden in 60 seconds. Bung in the arancini balls a couple at a time, for a few minutes, until golden and crisp.
Delicious served with a spritz of lemon and a summer salad - or add them to wraps for a tasty, fresh lunch.
Liked this? Check out Claire's delicious follow-up: secret-ingredient chocolate cake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0VLMH9WAC4
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INGREDIENTS
Any leftover risotto
Tomato passata or pasta sauce
Cubes of mozzarella
Breadcrumbs (plus egg and flour to help with coating!)
Sunflower oil
METHOD
1. Wet your hands - it stops rice from sticking! - and roll your risotto into small ping-pong sized balls.
2. Make an indent, then pop in a cube of mozzarella and some tomato sauce. Gently push together to close over the gap.
3. Roll in flour, then egg, then breadcrumbs.
4. Heat oil in a deep saucepan - little ones need to be out of the kitchen now - until it's hot enough that you can fry a cube of bread golden in 60 seconds. Bung in the arancini balls a couple at a time, for a few minutes, until golden and crisp.
Delicious served with a spritz of lemon and a summer salad - or add them to wraps for a tasty, fresh lunch.
Liked this? Check out Claire's delicious follow-up: secret-ingredient chocolate cake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0VLMH9WAC4
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