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Rice ball with meat

Great rice balls and you can add any meat of choice,

Great as side dish, appetizers or snack food.

Yield: 24 Ready in 2 hours

Cuisine: ItalianMain Ingredient: Rice

(5, 1) 100% would make again (reviews)

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Rice ball with meat
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Servings          
Original recipe makes 24
1 12-oz packageArborio Rice
3 cupssalted water
2 tbspButter
1 16-oz packagemozzerella or Italian cheese mixture; shredded
6 slicesGenoa Salami
1/2 stickpepperoni
4 slicesHam or prosciutto; High-quality
1/2 cupParmesan & Romano cheese; mixed, up to 3/4 cup
3 cupsflour
6 Eggs; mixed with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
3 cupsItalian Flavor Bread Crumbs
Olive Oil; Good

Rice ball with meat Preparation

In 3 cups of salted water, add 2 tbsp butter and pkg of rice, cook until tender (abut 20 minutes), be sure to have a tight cover for pan.

Cool rice when done.

Dice meats up into small pieces

When rice is cold, in same pan, mix meats and cheeses till well mixed

In 3 separate bowls:

1 for flour 1 for eggs 1 for bread crumbs

Take a handful of rice mixture (about 2-1/2") roll like a meatball (this makes about 24 meatballs)

Roll in flour (tap off excess), then in egg mixture (tap off excess) and then bread crumbs, patting to make firm.

Heat oil in frying pan.

Fry over medium to medium high heat (making sure not to burn balls), browining on all sides

Drain on paper towels.

Serve with marina sauce or just as they are,

Enjoy!!

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  • Calories Per Serving: 404
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    Give it a rating Would you make it again?   [please sign in to add your comment]
    Be sure to pat them well after rolling in bread crumbs so they stay tight and do not fall apart. Also, the heat of olive oil, just be sure it is not to hot, to burn them, it should take about 5 to 10 minutes to cook a batch [I posted this recipe.]
    3 years, 3 months, 2 weeks, 2 days, 8 hours, 58 minutes ago

    Tags

    1. Rice
    2. Cheese
    3. Meats
    4. Italian

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