Un-Fried Rice Balls "Arancini" by Rocco Dispirito pg. 72

angelabattafarano
angelabattafarano @cook_4030562

Prep time 15 minutes

189 Calories

Un-Fried Rice Balls "Arancini" by Rocco Dispirito pg. 72

Prep time 15 minutes

189 Calories

Edit recipe
See report
Share
Share

Ingredients

30 mins
4 servings
  1. 1/2 cupshort -grain brown rice
  2. 1 teaspoonsaffron threads salt
  3. 10fresh basil leaves, chopped
  4. 1/2 ounceParmigiano-Reggiano, grated
  5. freshly ground pepper
  6. 1 1/2 ouncesfresh mozzarella
  7. 1/4 cupwhole wheat flour
  8. 2large egg whites, whisked until foamy
  9. 1 cupwhole weak panko bread crumbs, such as Ians All Natural
  10. 1/4 cupno sugar added marinara sauce, such as Trader Joe's

Cooking Instructions

30 mins
  1. 1

    PREHEAT oven to 375°

  2. 2

    PUT the rice in a blender, food processor, or coffee grinder and pulse the machine on and off in 2-second intevrals until the rice is broken up into pieces about half of their original size.

  3. 3

    PUT the rice into a 2-quart saucepot and add 1 1/4 cups water and add the saffron. Bring to a simmer over high heat, then reduce the heat to medium, season very lightly with sal, cover, and cook until all the liquid is absored, about 15 minutes

  4. 4

    SCRAPE the rice into a stainless steel mixing bowl using a rubber spatula and the basil and Parmigiano; season with salt and pepper. Place in the freezer to cool for about 4 minutes.

  5. 5

    CUT the mozzarella into 12 equal bite-size nuggets. Remove the rice mixture from the freezer and form into 12 equal-size loose balls. Next take each ball and gently push a piece back into a right ball, sealing in the mozzarella entirely. Repeat with the rest of the rice and mozzarella and place the balls in the freezer again to tighten up for about 2 minutes.

Edit recipe
See report
Share

Cooksnaps

Did you make this recipe? Share a picture of your creation!

Grey hand-drawn cartoon of a camera and a frying pan with stars rising from the pan
Cook Today
angelabattafarano
angelabattafarano @cook_4030562
on

Comments

Jessica
Jessica @cook_3129917
Do you need to bake these? The recipe stops at putting the balls in the freezer.

Similar Recipes