Arancini III

Name: Arancini III
Prep time: 2 h 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 9
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 710 milliliters Arborio rice; 473 milliliters plain dried bread crumbs; 2 Tbsps butter; 454 grams fontina cheese, cubed; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh thyme; 946 milliliters olive oil for frying; 237 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese; 1 pinch saffron threads, crushed; 1 small white onion, chopped; 237 milliliters white wine

Arancini III might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 9. One portion of this dish contains roughly 25g of protein, 33g of fat, and a total of 716 calories. 51 person found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. If you have arborio rice, saffron threads, parmesan cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the bread crumbs you could follow this main course with the Chocolate Banana Bread as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Place the wine and saffron in a cup or small bowl. Stir briefly, then let it sit. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat.

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Saffron

Butter

Wine

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Frying Pan

Bowl

Add the onion; cook and stir until transparent, about 3 minutes.

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Onion

Mix in the rice, and continue cooking and stirring until the rice has absorbed most of the butter.

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Butter

Rice

Slowly stir the white wine and saffron into the rice, stirring continuously until the wine is absorbed and rice is creamy. Season with thyme, then pour in 1 cup of chicken broth at a time, cooking and stirring constantly until each cup of broth is absorbed before adding the next. Stop adding broth when the rice is tender. If you run out of broth, you may use water.

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Broth

White Wine

Saffron

Thyme

Water

Rice

Wine

Remove from the heat, stir in the Parmesan cheese and allow to cool until you can touch it without burning your hands.

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Parmesan

Lightly grease a large cookie sheet with olive oil.

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Olive Oil

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Baking Sheet

Pour the risotto out onto the sheet and spread evenly.

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Spread

Place in the refrigerator for about 1 hour or until chilled.

When the rice is cool, roll small portions into balls about the size of golf balls. Tuck a cube of fontina cheese into the center of each one.

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Fontina Cheese

Rice

Roll

Roll each ball in bread crumbs to coat.

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Breadcrumbs

Roll

Heat the olive oil in a heavy saucepan or deep fryer to 375 degrees F 190 degrees C). The oil should be about 3 inches deep. When the oil is hot, fry the arancini until they reach a golden orangish brown, about 3 minutes. Arancini literally means 'little oranges'. Cool for 5 minutes, then serve with any marinara sauce.

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Marinara Sauce