Snack
Arancini (Italy)
4.5 / 5 from 2 reviews
Serves: about 6 people. Portion size: about 160g per person. Stuffed fried risotto balls. Nutrition is estimated per 100g of finished arancini.
SnackcheesefrieditalianrisottoVegetarian
Estimated Nutrition (per 100g finished recipe)
- Calories
- 246 kcal
- Protein
- 8.2 g
- Carbohydrate
- 27.6 g
- of which sugars
- 1.8 g
- Fat
- 11.6 g
- of which saturates
- 4.1 g
- Fibre
- 1.2 g
- Salt
- 0.65 g
Ingredients
- 450g cooked risotto, chilled
- 80g mozzarella, diced
- 40g parmesan, grated
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 80g plain flour
- 120g breadcrumbs
- Vegetable oil for frying
- Tomato sauce, to serve
Method
Mix chilled risotto with parmesan and one beaten egg if needed to bind.
Shape around cubes of mozzarella to make compact balls.
Coat each ball in flour, beaten egg, then breadcrumbs.
Fry at 170C until deep golden and hot through.
Drain well and serve with tomato sauce.
Reviews
The texture was spot on and the recipe notes were useful.
steve4Really good family dish. Straightforward prep and the leftovers were still tasty the next day.
Steven Barlow