Italian Rice Balls

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups rice, riso superfine arborio
• 4 eggs, large
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, ground
• 1 tablespoon parsley, fresh, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped, large (3 if small)

Recipe

• 1 using a 4 liter pot, cover the rice with water and bring to boil.
• 2 simmer for 20 minutes, then cool until cold.
• 3 add the eggs, parmesan cheese, salt, parsley and garlic and mix by hand.
• 4 mold the balls into desired shape.
• 5 then fill a deep frying pan with mazzola oil …enough to cover at least half of a rice ball…heat oil and carefully add the rice balls.
• 6 the balls will cook fast, so make sure to turn them quickly, when golden brown place on plate to cool.