Arancini rice balls- my way. Today I am sharing with you my arancini recipe! Arancini di riso or rice balls are simple to make and are filling. The great thing about it is that you can.

This classic deep fried recipe is air fried to make it a healthier snack. Arancini or Italian Rice Balls, is a very popular street food in Sicily. So, based on the way shaped these, I should be calling them "Arancine". You can cook Arancini rice balls- my way using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Arancini rice balls- my way

It's 4 tbsp of oil for frying the onions+ enough oil to fry the arancini.
Prepare 2 of onion.
Prepare Half of garlic.
It's 1 of carrot.
Prepare 70 g of breadcrumbs.
It's 50 g of smoked cheese.
Prepare of Spices of your choice.
Prepare of Salt,pepper.
You need 150 g of white rice.
You need 3 of eggs.
Prepare 4 tbsp of all purpose flour.

Classic Italian Arancini Rice Balls in bite size form! I find the fastest way to do this is to measure the scoops out first into a baking tray, then roll. For perfectly fried, mozzarella Arancini, dip a rice ball into flour and shake off any excess. Dip floured ball into egg, allowing any excess to drip off.

Arancini rice balls- my way step by step

Heat 4 tbsp of oil in a pan and throw in the garlic and onion: cut in small squares. Add spices of your choice, i added a french spice mix, available ready in stores, plus salt and pepper. Fry until the onion is translucent. Then add the carrot, cut into really thin slices, stir often..
Cook the rice seperately in water, until tender. Mix the rice with the above mentioned fried veggies plus add small squares of smoked cheese..
Mix the eggs with the flour,the consistency must be like pancake butter. Shape small balls of the rice-veggie-cheese mixture, and one by one put them in the egg-flour mixture for a second to cover the balls well.
Roll the balls in breadcrumbs and fry them in hot oil until crispy.

Finish by coating completely in breadcrumbs. From chips and dip to one-bite apps, finger foods are the perfect way to kick off a party. To make this Sicilian cheese-filled rice balls recipe, you first have to make risotto, then use the risotto to make cheese-stuffed balls, then coat them with breadcrumbs and deep-fry them. It's a labor of love that will make other people love you, which is reason enough to give this recipe a try. Arancini, rice balls stuffed with sauce and peas, are one of the best-loved Sicilian snacks and street foods, and they have become increasingly popular throughout Italy and worldwide.