Sicilian Arancini

By Maverick19

Ingredients

• 4 cups cooked rice
• 1 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese
• 4 egg whites
• 4 egg yolks
• 2 cups of seasoned bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 1 cup or peas, cooked
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil

Preparation

Step 1

In a frying pan, saute the ground beef breaking up the meat into little pieces. Add the garlic, salt, pepper, peas, mozzarella cheese and 1/4 cup of tomato sauce. Simmer together for about 10 minutes. Let mixture cool down

Step 2

Add the egg yolks and the parmesan cheese to the rice. Add the remaining sauce to the rice a little at a time. Roll the rice into balls shaped like a medium sized oranges. Poke a hole into the center of the rice and insert around 2 Tbsp of the meat mixture.

Step 3

Pat the ball with the unbeaten egg withes and roll into the breadcrumbs. In a large frying pan, fry the rice balls in olive oil until golden brown. Serve hot. Makes 4-6 rice balls