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Tantinki Fried Rice Balls 33

Fried Risotto Balls

Ingredients
  

  • large knob of butter
  • 250 g risotto Arborio rice
  • 800 ml warm chicken of vegetable stock
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 50 g grated parmesan cheese
  • 50 g grated mature cheddar cheese
  • ½ cup leftover savoury mince
  • 70 g plain flour
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 150 g fresh breadcrumbs
  • Oil for deep frying

Instructions
 

  • Melt the butter in a large heavy-based saucepan and add the rice
  • Stir for a minute until the rice is coated with the butter
  • Add the turmeric, salt and about 200ml of the stock and keep stirring until the stock is absorbed
  • Add the rest of the stock and cook while stirring occasionally until the rice is cooked al dente and the stock is absorbed
  • Mix in the grated parmesan and cheddar cheese
  • Remove from the heat and let the rice cool down (easiest to make the rice the day before and place in the fridge overnight)
  • Roll balls with the rice about the size of golf balls
  • Using your pinkie finger to make a hole in the ball and stuff the hole with some of the savoury mince
  • Take more rice and plug the hole and reroll the mixture into a ball
  • Repeat until all the rice has been used
  • Heat some oil in a saucepan, deep enough to cover the ball with oil
  • Place the flour, eggs and breadcrumbs each into separate plates
  • Once the oil is 170 degrees C (a small piece of bread immediately sizzles when place in the oil), dip each ball into the flour, then eggs and then cover well with the breadcrumbs
  • Fry in batches until golden brown and remove from the oil to drain on wax paper
  • Keep the cooked balls warm while frying the rest of the balls
  • Serve warm with some lemon wedges