OK, here comes another, “How tough can it be recipes?”. Since G and I are pretty much stuck at home, we’ve been watching a lot of food programming. I’m not a huge Italian fan, it’s simply too heavy, but I do find some things so clever. Aranchini is so very clever. I love anything that encourages me to use up the rest of my leftovers. Plus this one has the bonus of fried foods.
I decided not to stuff them with anything. I’m not a frying expert and we don’t have a deep fat fryer, so it was time for a little KISS (Keep it simple stupid) action. This is the basic recipe I found. We made them about golf ball sized. And I know there are Italian GMas turning in their graves, but we used teriyaki for a dipping sauce and it was good.
- 2 cups uncooked rice
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1/3 pound ground beef
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup Italian tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup frozen peas, thawed
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 egg whites (I used whole eggs)
- 1-1/2 cups seasoned bread crumbs (I used Panko)
- Oil for deep-fat frying
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I will make these again in all sorts of different sizes and fillings. I’m also feeling braver about deep frying. If braver isn’t a word, feel free to replace it with the correct version.
and remember: Getting knocked down in life is a given. Getting up and moving forward is a choice. Big kiss, Lynn
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