Arancini
- 5 cups Olive Oil Or Vegetable Oil
- 1 cup All-purpose Flour
- 3 whole Eggs
- 1/2 cups Milk
- 3/4 cups Italian Bread Crumbs
- 1- 1/2 cup Panko
- 3 cups Risotto, Prepared Overnight
- 1 whole Fresh Mozzarella Ball, Cubed
- 1 cup Tomato Sauce
- 1.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Heat oil in a heavy-bottomed pot to 350 degrees.
- You want enough oil to almost, but not completely, cover your arancini.
- 2.
- Set up your dipping stations using three medium-sized mixing bowls.
- Fill bowl one with just flour, bowl two with eggs and milk (beaten), and fill bowl three with the bread crumbs and Panko.
- Have a baking sheet (with sides) lined with parchment paper ready.
- 3.
- Take about 2-3 tablespoons of risotto, form into a ball, then smoosh into your hand.
- Place 1-3 pieces of your cubed mozzarella cheese (depending on size) in the middle of your smooshed ball, cover and reform into a tight ball.
- Drop into the flour.
- I recommend doing these in groups of 3-4 at a time.
- Once you have 3-4 balls in the flour, shake off excess then put them into the egg mixture, making sure they get well coated.
- Then drop them into the Panko mixture.
- Again, make sure they are covered well, shake off excess and place on the parchment lined baking sheet.
- 4.
- Once all of your balls are formed, youre ready to fry them.
- The oil should be good and hot; theyll brown in less than a minute (probably about 20-30 seconds).
- Dont stop moving them.
- Turn them over regularly; once theyre a nice rich brown, get them out and back onto the baking sheet.
- 5.
- Heat the arancini in the oven for 8-10 minutes.
- This will finish their cooking and melt the mozzarella inside.
- Serve immediately with your favorite tomato sauce!
- * When making your risotto, I recommend adding 1/2 cup finely grated fresh Parmesan cheese.
- Cool completely before covering and putting in the refrigerator.
- You do not want to trap any liquid in there.
- * Amounts of oil, risotto, and tomato sauce are not exact!
olive oil, allpurpose, eggs, milk, italian bread, mozzarella ball, tomato sauce
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/appetizers-and-snacks/arancini/ (may not work)