Arancini recipe

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  • Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

Olive oil
60g butter
1 small onion, diced
2 cups arborio rice
1l chicken stock, warmed
Pinch saffron
Sea sat
Freshly ground black pepper
80g freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
Flour
3 eggs, lightly beaten
3 cups dried breadcrumbs

For the veal ragù
50mL olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 carrot, diced
1 stick celery, diced
200g minced veal
Sea salt freshly ground black pepper
4 tbsp tomato paste
100mL red wine
400mL chicken stock
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Preparation

To make the veal ragù, heat the olive oil and fry the onion and garlic over medium heat until translucent. Add the carrot and celery and fry until soft. Sitr in the veal and brown well.  Taste for salt and pepper, then add the tomato paste and stir for a few minutes. Pour in the wine.  Simmer for 2-3 minutes, then add the stock. Reduce the heat slightly and cook gently for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. The ragù should be quite thick. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.

Heat a dash of olive oil and half the butter in a heavy-based pot and fry the onion over medium heat until translucent. Add the rice and sauté for 1-2 minutes, then pour in the chicken stock. Add the saffron and season to taste with salt and pepper. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for about 20 minutes until the rice is cooked, stirring from time to time.  Stir in the Parmigiano-Reggiano and the remaining butter until well combined. Pour into a shallow dish and set aside to cool.

Take a large spoonful of the rice mixture and roll it in the palm of your hand to form a ball.  Push a hole in one side and fill with a spoonful of the ragù. Roll again to seal the hole, ensuring the ragù is completely enclosed. Repeat with the remaining rice mixture and ragù.  Heat 50mL olive oil in a large pot or deep-fryer until very hot. Roll each rice ball in flour, then egg, then breadcrumbs and fry in batches for about 4 minutes until golden. Drain on kitchen paper. Serve immediately.

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