Arancini balls from leftover rice. Arancini Balls (Leftover Risotto): Whenever I have leftover risotto in the fridge I ALWAYS make these arancini balls!! Re-heated risotto does not taste as good as when it is freshly cooked so I thought I would deep fry it instead and DAMN they are so good!! All you have to do is ta.
These rice balls are stuffed with mozzarella and served with warm marinara sauce. It compliments tea time sank and also a perfect appetizer for date night dinner. Sicilian Arancini are rice balls stuffed with cheese and other fillings such as cheese and meat, the coated with bread crumbs and deep fried. You can have Arancini balls from leftover rice using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Arancini balls from leftover rice
- Prepare 1 bowl of cooked rice.
- You need 1 tsp of crushed garlic.
- Prepare To taste of salt.
- You need 1 tsp of chilli flakes.
- Prepare 1 tsp of oregano.
- Prepare 4 tsp of cheese.
- It's 1/2 cup of oregano.
- You need 3 tsp of cornflour.
- It's as needed of Oil for frying.
- You need as needed of marinara sauce.
- It's as needed of coriander leaves for garnishing.
The fillings vary by region but arancini have been popular in Italy for centuries. Even if you aren't a fan of "deep fried" foods, give this one a try. So I decided to make some cheesy rice balls, otherwise known as arancini, different from the way I have had it before - I baked it. They turned out just as crunchy and delicious, and the cheese was just as melty.
Arancini balls from leftover rice step by step
- Take oil in a vessel, abd heat it. Add crushed garlic and chilli flakes to it and saute it..
- Now add cooked rice to it. Mix salt, oregano and cheese. Combined everything properly..
- If you find the mixture is drying, you can sprinkle 2-3 tsp water. Keep it on flame untill cheese mix well..
- Now let the rice cool down bit so that balls can be rolled out using hands..
- Add 4 tsp water to cornflour and make a slurry. Dip the balls into it and deep fry into heat oil till become golden brown in colour..
- Serve it hot with marinara sauce or hot souce or tomato sauce. Sprinkle some coriander on top while serving..
These Italian Cauliflower Rice Balls (Arancini) are made with cauliflower in place of rice! I love Italian rice balls, which are traditionally filled with rice, sausage and cheese, rolled into balls, breaded and fried. My lighter versions swaps the rice for cauliflower rice and rather than frying, I made them in. Just add parmesan, mozzarella and breadcrumbs to transform an excess of cooked rice into golden-crumbed balls of oozy delicousness. Risotto balls go by many names in Italy, from arancini in Sicily to supplì al telefono in Rome.