Arancini Italian Rice Balls
The Italian rice balls known as arancini are absolutely delicious and mouthwatering! This recipe for arancini uses Italian arborio rice, a short-grain rice with a high starch content. Both diced prosciutto and mozzarella are used to fill the centres. Once coated in breadcrumbs, they are deep-fried until they are the right shade of golden brown. Who are the Arancini? Arancini, or more particularly arancini di riso, are deep-fried rice balls with an orange colour that are spherical and plump. Similar to a superb risotto, the exterior is airy and crispy, with creamy, soft centres. They are a genuine comfort dish and quite well-liked in Italy's streets! Arancini literally translates to "tiny oranges" because that is how they look when they have completed frying. How to Make Italian Rice Balls, Arancini Probably on your mind is: Are they difficult to make? Hence, they are not. They're simpler to build than they appear, in your opinion. They do, howev...