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This Arancini recipe is perfect for any type of leftover risotto. In this recipe I decided to fill my arancini with sauteed Shitakke mushrooms, fresh mozzarella and herbed Boursin cheese. A simpler filling (but still delicious) could be just a piece of fresh mozzarella.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have arancini ai formaggi - deep-fried, risotto balls with melting cheese middle using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Arancini ai formaggi - deep-fried, risotto balls with melting cheese middle:
- Prepare 300 g Arborio rice
- Get 200 g mix of mozzarella and pecorino cheese, cubed
- Prepare 50 g grated Parmesan
- Get 2 beaten eggs
- Make ready Plain flour
- Take Breadcrumbs - Panko are good
- Prepare Rapeseed oil for frying
- Prepare 50 g butter cubed
- Take Salt & Pepper
- Make ready Pinch English mustard powder
Roll in bread crumbs, patting to help coating adhere. Fried Risotto Arancini stuffed with cheese, served with tomato sauce. Freshly cooked crispy tofu or soy bean curd. Arancini are risotto balls coated in breadcrumbs and deep-fried, they are usually stuffed with ragu, mozzarella and peas.
Steps to make Arancini ai formaggi - deep-fried, risotto balls with melting cheese middle:
- Pre-heat oven to 220C Cook the rice in boiling water for 12 minutes until al dente. Do not stir as you would a risotto, as you want the starch to help keep the rice ‘sticky’. Drain the rice and leave to cool – spread flat on baking parchment on a baking tray. Mix the mozzarella, mustard powder, Parmesan and pepper.
- Divide rice into 8 equal-sized amounts. Keep a bowl of water nearby and wet your hands. Take a bit of rice and mould it in the cup of your other hand (about 2cm thick). Place some of the cheese mix and one cube of butter in the centre and close your hand to make a ball, filling in with extra rice as needed. Once all the filling is no longer exposed you can gently shape the ball. Repeat with the remaining rice until you have 8 balls / 16 canapé-sized balls.
- Season beaten eggs with salt and pepper and gently roll the ball first in seasoned flour, then in the egg wash. Next coat the balls in breadcrumbs.
- Heat oil to 170C and deep fry arancini in batches until golden. Warm in oven for 8-10 minutes to be sure you have a nice, gooey melting middle and serve immediately.
- When you feel confident you can experiment with all different combinations. In Pisa I saw amazing ones with squid ink risotto and prawn fillings
- Arancini con Asparagi e Porcini is a rich, satisfying vegetarian option made with wild mushrooms and asparagus. Fusion varieties are also possible: my Thai Prawn Arancini fused squid ink risotto with spicy Thai red curry filling served with a sweet chilli dipping sauce, it is delicious but would be heartily disapproved of in my home country!
- Il Ambassadore is a sweet Arancini made with a melting chocolate and hazelnut filling, like a Ferrero Rocher!
Baked risotto balls are relatively quick and easy to put together (if you have already made and chilled the risotto). I would usually make this recipe with leftover risotto rather. Classic Italian Arancini Rice Balls in bite size form! Make risotto in the oven to make these with ease, or use leftover risotto. I have a theory that anything can be made to taste great when it's deep fried.
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