🇮🇹 Italy recipe
Arancini
Sicily's beloved street food, arancini are golden, deep-fried rice balls with a shattering crisp breadcrumb crust and a molten, savory interior of saffron-scented risotto, rich meat ragu, melted mozzarella, and sweet peas. Each bite reveals layer after layer of flavor and texture.
Prep45 mins + 1 hr chill
Cook30 mins
Serves10
Difficultymedium
Ingredients
- 400g Arborio or Carnaroli rice
- 1 liter chicken broth, warm
- 0.1g saffron threads, steeped in 2 tablespoons warm broth
- 50g Parmigiano-Reggiano, finely grated
- 30g unsalted butter
- 2 egg yolks (for the rice)
- For the filling: 150g ground beef, 50g frozen peas, 50g tomato passata, 1 small onion (finely diced), 100g low-moisture mozzarella (cut into 1cm cubes)
- For the coating: 100g plain flour, 3 whole eggs (beaten), 200g fine dried breadcrumbs
- Vegetable oil for deep frying (about 1.5 liters)
- Fine sea salt and black pepper
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 380
- Protein
- 12 g
- Carbs
- 44 g
- Fat
- 16 g
