Name: Sicilian Rice Balls with Minced Meat Filling
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 12 Portionen
Ingredients: 250 g Risotto rice; 80 g grated Parmesan; 2 tbsp Butter; 1 piece large Onion; 500 g mixed minced meat; 150 g Tomato sauce; 100 g Peas - frozen; 50 g Flour; 80 g Breadcrumbs; 1 piece Egg; to taste Salt; to taste Pepper; Vegetable oil for frying

Cook Time

1 h 30 min

Servings

Difficulty

Medium

Prep Time

60 Min

This Thermomix® recipe for Sicilian Rice Balls with Minced Meat Filling is ready in 1 h 30 min and yields 12 servings. Step-by-step guide with precise Thermomix® settings on MixBuch.

Description

These Sicilian rice balls, also called Arancini, are an absolute delight! I like to make them for parties or as a savory snack in between. The risotto rice is refined with Parmesan and surrounds a delicious filling of minced meat, tomato sauce and peas. The frying gives the balls a crispy crust and they remain nice and juicy inside. The preparation is a bit more complex, but the result is well worth it. They taste particularly good warm, but they are also a hit when cold. If you like, you can also vary the filling with mozzarella or other types of vegetables.

Ingredients (13 ingredients)

Preparation (8 steps)

Prepare risotto rice

Thermomix® Setting

20 sec/Speed 3

Put 250g risotto rice into the mixing bowl and prepare according to the package instructions with water and salt. After cooking, add 80g grated Parmesan and 2 tbsp butter and stir for 20 sec./level 3. Season with salt and pepper and transfer to a bowl. Let cool.

Chop Onion

Thermomix® Setting

3 sec/Speed 5

Peel, quarter and place 1 large onion in the mixing bowl. Chop for 3 sec./level 5.

Fry minced meat

Thermomix® Setting

5 min/248°F/Speed 2 120

Add 500g mixed minced meat to the chopped onion in the mixing bowl and fry for 5 min./120°C/level 2. Use a spatula to spread the minced meat.

300

Prepare filling

Thermomix® Setting

5 min/212°F/Speed 1 100

Add 150g tomato sauce and 100g frozen peas to the minced meat in the mixing bowl and simmer for 5 min./100°C/level 1. Season with salt and pepper.

300

Form rice balls

Using damp hands, form rice balls from the rice and minced meat filling. Use approx. 60-70g rice per ball. Press a hollow into the rice, add some minced meat filling and cover with rice. Press down firmly.

Prepare breading station

Place 50g flour and 80g breadcrumbs on separate plates. Whisk 1 egg in a bowl and season with salt and pepper.

Bread Arancini

First turn the shaped Arancini in flour, then in the whisked egg and then in breadcrumbs so that they are completely covered.

Fry Arancini

Heat vegetable oil in a pot to approx. 180 degrees and fry the Arancini in portions for approx. 3 minutes until golden brown. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper.