I remember how, in joy, I treated my friends with rice balls and how everyone admired their taste. In general, my family does not like rice very much, therefore, I rarely cook it. But with these rice balls, everything changed, since my family also liked them.
How to make rice balls with cheese
Products:
- Rice - 1 cup
- Cheese - 150 grams
- Onion - 1 pc.
- Eggs - 3 pcs.
- Breadcrumbs(flour, semolina)
- Salt, spices to taste
Step by step recipe for making rice balls
First we need to boil the rice until cooked. Pour rice with water and put on fire to cook for 15-20 minutes. If there is a little liquid left, then the excess water must be drained. Let the rice cool down a bit.
While the rice is cooling, peel and finely chop the onion. 
Fry the onion in a pan until golden brown. 
Approximately 50-70 grams of cheese grate on a coarse grater. Cut the rest of the rice into small squares. 
Put onions, eggs, salt, add spices in rice and mix everything thoroughly until smooth. 
Now you need to form cakes from minced rice, put a piece of cheese in the middle of which and wrap it in a cake, forming a ball. To minced rice does not stick to hands, you can moisten your hands in cold water. 
When I cooked rice balls, I skipped this step. And it was necessary to moisten the rice balls in a beaten egg and only after that roll in breadcrumbs (I took semolina instead of crackers, but you can use flour). 
V classic recipe the balls are fried in a lot of oil, so you can do all this too. I decided that this way the dish would turn out to be too fatty, and to be honest, I try to eat fried foods as little as possible, so I put my rice balls in a baking dish and sent them to a preheated oven for 20 minutes. 
As for the filling, here you can use whatever your heart desires. If you want to put fried minced meat instead of rice, or you can put a piece of sausage or mushrooms with rice. It all depends on your imagination and taste preferences.
That's all, our rice balls stuffed with cheese are ready, as you can see, it's not difficult to cook them. It is better to serve the dish hot with sour cream or ketchup. Bon Appetit!
Arancini (Italian for "little oranges") - a traditional dish Sicilian cuisine, which is stuffed rice balls, breaded and fried in a large amount of oil. During the cooking process, a small amount of turmeric or saffron is added to the rice grains, due to which the cereal turns yellow or orange, and the finished products become similar to citrus fruits. Hence the name of the recipe.
Prepare such balls with different fillers. In our example, arancini will be stuffed with minced meat stewed in tomato paste and a cheese slice. Rice under a rich fried crust, combined with meat and melted viscous cheese - it's very tasty!
Ingredients: 
- rice - 300 g (the weight of unboiled cereals is indicated);
- egg - 1 pc.;
- cheese - 50 g;
- turmeric - 1⁄2 tsp;
- salt - to taste.
For filling:
- minced beef - 250 g;
- cheese - 100 g;
- tomato paste - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- salt, pepper - to taste;
- vegetable oil (for frying) - 2-3 tbsp. spoons.
For breading and frying:
- eggs - 2 pcs.;
- breadcrumbs - 1⁄2 cups;
- vegetable oil - about 500 ml.
Rice balls arancini recipe with photo
- Put the washed rice in a saucepan, pour in about 700-800 ml of water. Salt, add turmeric. Cook the cereal until cooked (until soft). If all the liquid in the pan evaporates, and the grains still remain undercooked, add a little water. But it is important not to overdo it with the liquid - in this recipe, the rice should turn out to be sticky, not crumbly.
- We rub cheese (50 g) with small chips and load it with rice cooled to a warm state. We drive in the egg and carefully knead the rice "porridge".
How to make arancini stuffing
- Put the minced meat in a frying pan with heated oil. Fry, breaking up large meat lumps with a spatula.
- When the whole stuffing changes its shade from red-pink to gray-beige, add tomato paste. Season the meat with salt/pepper.
- Stir the contents of the pan, pour in a couple of tablespoons of water and simmer meat stuffing for arancini 5-10 minutes (until fully cooked).
- Cut the cheese for the filling into fairly large cubes.
How to form arancini with cheese and minced meat
- Wet hands thoroughly with water. We pinch off a large lump from the rice mass and flatten it in the palm of our hand. In the center we place about a spoonful of minced meat and a cheese cube.
- We hide the filling - we fold the rice ball.
- Whisk the eggs with a fork, combining the yolks and whites into a single composition. Dip the rice ball into the egg mixture.
- Next, generously roll the workpiece in breadcrumbs. In a similar way, we form the rest of the arancini with the filling, not forgetting to moisten the palms with water each time. In total, you will get 11-12 large balls or a little more (depending on the desired size).
- Arancini are cooked in plenty of oil. You can use a deep fryer or just take a thick-bottomed frying pan with high sides. Heat up the oil and fry the arancini in batches. Balls must be at least half immersed in oil.
- Turn the arancini from time to time so that they cook evenly. When the rice balls are browned on all sides, we catch them with a slotted spoon and immediately place them on napkins or paper towels to absorb excess fat.
- Serve arancini rice balls hot or warm.
Bon Appetit!
Rice balls are usually served as a side dish for meat dishes (cutlets, meatballs, meatballs and zrazy), poultry, fish or vegetable dishes. In any case, it will turn out appetizing, spectacular, tasty and satisfying.
Ingredients:
- boiled - 2.5 cups
- mozzarella or goat cheese - 110 g
- breadcrumbs - 50 g
- cornmeal - 100 g
- chicken eggs - 2-3 medium pieces
- fresh milk - 2-3 tablespoons
- pepper
- salt and spices to taste
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder and granulated sugar
- sour cream - 2.5 tablespoons
- butter- 60 g
Rice balls in the oven - preparation:
First preheat the oven to 180°C and grease the baking dish vegetable oil by lining it tightly with parchment paper.
From 1 tablespoon rice porridge form a cake, place a teaspoon of cheese in the middle and cover with another porridge cake. Fasten the edges and roll up a small ball and do this with all the remaining porridge.
Now each finished ball will need to be rolled in a mixture of breadcrumbs and cornmeal, then in eggs combined with milk, again in breadcrumbs and put them on a baking sheet or baking dish, sprinkling them with additional vegetable oil. Put them in the oven to bake for about 40 minutes.
It is recommended to serve hot, watering them chocolate icing. It is prepared simply: in a saucepan where you are going to prepare the glaze, mix sugar, cocoa and sour cream. After that, cook over low heat until everything dissolves, boil for 15 minutes, add the oil and cook until it dissolves. Remove from heat and pour over your rice balls.
Italian chefs use a variety of ingredients to prepare their dishes, which is probably why their cuisine is so in demand all over the world. It was formed over the centuries under the influence of the most the best cuisines different countries she took in interesting recipes Milanese, Ligurian, Neapolitan, Sicilian and many other cuisines. very satisfying, spicy and fragrant, almost all recipes include an obligatory component - cheese, it gives any dish refined taste and appetizing look.
By tradition, the Italian meal always begins with appetizers, for example snack“Arancini” (rice balls with risotto and young ones) Next, salads seasoned with olive oil and salt are consumed, then first courses are served. Soups and broths are followed by traditional pasta prepared in a specific way - not a single Italian table can do without it.
Dessert with cottage cheese and coffee completes the meal or Ice cream is often served instead of biscuit cake. different varieties. It is customary to drink cappuccino for dessert - if it is morning breakfast, espresso is served at noon, you can drink it throughout the day. In general, very spicy and original. Almost all dishes, including simple Italian appetizers, are added: capsicum, onions, garlic, celery, cheeses, tomato puree, asparagus, greens, various seasonings and spices that whet the appetite.
Green pea;
Two eggs;
Cup meat broth;
A tablespoon of butter;
Celery, basil, parsley;
Onion;
Breadcrumbs 50 gr.;
Tablespoon olive oil;
A pinch of chili, saffron, black pepper, salt;
Flour 10 gr.
1. For the filling: chop the onion, part of the parsley, dill, cilantro, celery and ½ turkey breast.
2. Fry the onion in olive oil and butter. Put minced meat, turkey, parsley and celery to it. Pepper, salt, put chili, tomato paste, broth, stuffing (see point No. 1) and green pea- Simmer everything for 15 minutes.
3. Boil rice until half cooked, add soaked saffron, grated cheese and butter there - mix, cool and stir in the egg to the mass.
4. Chop the basil and add the remaining herbs to the filling.
5. Beat one egg, pepper and salt. Divide the rice into 10 balls, put the meat filling in the middle of each, close up the recess and roll the stuffed balls in flour, egg and breadcrumbs.
7. Fry donuts in oil until brown. Serve with herbs and fresh vegetables.
Today I want to offer not so much a recipe as a method of serving. Children especially like rice balls, although adults also like this serving. If you prepare such a side dish in advance, it is perfectly stored in a tray in the refrigerator. Serve garnished rice balls with meat, fish, vegetables and all kinds of meatballs and zrazy.
To prepare the dish, we need the products indicated in the list.
Rinse the rice thoroughly in several waters until the water runs clear. Throw on a sieve so that the water is well glassed.
Put the rice in a bowl, pour cold water, salt to taste. Bring to a boil and cook on the smallest fire for 20 minutes, and immediately remove from heat.
And now let's start decorating. Lay out cling film or a food bag on a cutting board. On it in the center - two full tablespoons of ready-made rice porridge.
We collect all the ends together and begin to twist them in one direction. Roll between your palms to form a beautiful bun.
That's it, the rice ball is ready. Put on a plate, sprinkle with finely chopped dill.
