Crocchetta di Manzo -- Beef Croquettes

• One and a half lb. ground beef (round)
• 1 cup, Aborio rice, cooked
• 3 slices, crisp bacon, crumbled
• 1 tsp, salt
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 2 tsp. paprika
• 1 tsp. lemon rind, grated
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• Bread crumbs, seasoned*
• 1/2 cup milk*
• 1 egg, slightly beaten*
• Flour for dredging*
• 3 tblsp butter
• 1/2 cup Sour Cream

1. Ingredients marked with an asterisk (*) are used to bread the formed Croquettes.
2. Mix together the ground beef, cooked rice, crumbled bacon, salt, pepper, paprika, lemon rind and 2 slightly beaten eggs.
3. Make sure all the ingredients are well in- corporated throughout the ground beef/ Shape the mixture into 6 large meatballs, flattening both top and bottoms somewhat.
4. Set aside.
5. Dredge each croquette in flour, then into the egg wash (slightly beaten egg and milk(, the coat with the seasoned bread- crumbs.
6. Set the breaded croquette on a rack to dry.
7. Melt the 3 tablespoons of butter in a mod- erately hot pan, adding just a splash of Ol- ive oil, and fry each croquette quickly on both sides, browning the croquettes.
8. When each side is browned, removed from skillet and keep warm.
9. Into the skillet add the sour cream and stir continually until the cream is blended with tghe butter and the sour cream is smooth.
10. Pour sour cream mixture over croquettes and serve hot.

ground beef, rice, crisp bacon, salt, black pepper, paprika, lemon rind, eggs, bread crumbs, milk, egg, flour, butter, sour cream

Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/22069 (may not work)