Green Onion and Fontina Arancini

Name: Green Onion and Fontina Arancini
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 25
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters plain dried bread crumbs; 1 large egg; 85 grams fontina cheese; 2 green onions, very thinly sliced (white and pale green parts); 1 batch Parmesan Risotto, chilled until cold; 25 servings Salt; 25 servings Vegetable oil for frying

Green Onion and Fontinan Arancini might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe serves 25. One portion of this dish contains approximately 1g of protein, 3g of fat, and a total of 37 calories. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. A mixture of bread crumbs, batch parmesan risotto, fontina cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful.

Instructions

Pour oil into a large, wide, heavy pot to a depth of 3 in. and heat until oil measures 350 on a deep-fry thermometer.

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Cooking Oil

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Pot

In a glass measuring cup, beat egg; pour half into a large bowl (save the rest for another use).

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Egg

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Bowl

Add chilled risotto and green onions to egg in large bowl and stir until well combined.

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Green Onions

Egg

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Bowl

Cut fontina into 1/2-in. cubes. With wet hands, form 2 tbsp. risotto mixture into a ball and make a well in the center with your thumb. Put a cube of fontina in the well and push risotto mixture up around it to form a ball. Set ball on a baking sheet and repeat with remaining risotto mixture and fontina.

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Fontina Cheese

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Put bread crumbs in a shallow dish.

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Roll balls in crumbs; return to baking sheet. Line another baking sheet with paper towels.

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Roll

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Fry first ball as a test: Cook, turning, until golden all over, 2 to 4 minutes.

Drain on lined baking sheet and cut to see whether cheese has melted. If it hasn't, raise temperature a little or cook a little longer. Fry balls in batches of 5 or 6, turning, until golden all over, 2 to 4 minutes per batch. Using a slotted spoon, transfer as done to lined baking sheet. Season with salt and serve immediately, or keep warm in a 200 oven up to 30 minutes.

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Cheese