Ingredients
- 1-2 cups of leftover risotto (from last week’s Golden Beetroot Risotto recipe)
- 1 cup flour or GF flour
- 1 -2 cups breadcrumbs or GF breadcrumbs
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese.
- 1 lemon -zest and juice
- Salt and pepper
- 100 gm mozzarella
- 150gm halloumi cheese (Whitestone Cheese)
- 30gm butter
- 50gm sun dried tomatoes
- Cooking oil for shallow frying the balls.
- To Serve: Orange and lemon pickle (Tartan Sari)
Arancini Balls (GF/V)
Method
- In a large bowl mix the risotto, parmesan, lemon juice, & sun-dried tomatoes, and season with salt and pepper
- Pull the mozzarella into cm bits to put in the middle of the balls, roll the balls with cheese inside and set on a plate (you can make them as big or small as you like)
- Set up a crumbing station, one plate with flour, one bowl with whisked eggs and one bowl with seasoned breadcrumbs including the lemon zest
- First roll balls in the flour, then the egg mix, and lastly the breadcrumbs
- Place in the fridge for 1/2 an hour to help them set
- Then heat a fry pan with butter and fry the seasoned halloumi and rest in the oven
- Add cooking oil to the pan and fry off the balls in batches, put them in the oven as you cook the rest
- Once all done, serve them on a platter, putting the halloumi on top with a sprinkle of fresh parsley
- Serve with your favourite relish or sauce, I used Tartan Sari’s Orange and Lemon pickle this time
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Recipe by: Amy Dougherty