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🍙Arancini (Sicilian Rice Balls)

Name: Arancini (Sicilian Rice Balls)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Italian (Sicilian)
Ingredients: 0.75 cup arborio rice; 1 pinch saffron; 80 g ground beef; 0.25 cup peas; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 3 tbsp mozzarella; 1 piece eggs; 0.5 cup breadcrumbs; 1 cup vegetable oil

Authentic sicilian italian dinner you can cook at home in about 55 minutes. 9 simple ingredients, step-by-step.

Total time

55 min

Serves

Per serving

620 kcal

Difficulty

Hard

Ingredients (1 servings)

0.75 cuparborio rice
1 pinchsaffron
80 gground beef
0.25 cuppeas
1 tbsptomato paste
3 tbspmozzarella
1 pieceeggs
0.5 cupbreadcrumbs
1 cupvegetable oil

Instructions

1
Cook saffron risotto; cool completely.
2
Make ragù: brown beef with tomato paste and peas; cool.
3
Form rice into balls around a cube of mozzarella + a spoon of ragù.
4
Coat in flour, beaten egg, breadcrumbs; deep fry until golden. Sicilian street food at its finest.

Nutrition per serving

620

kcal · Calories

g · Protein

g · Carbs

g · Fat

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