Little Rice Oranges
From mystic_river1 16 years ago
- 35 minutes to make
- Serves 4
I love these little babies. The taste, the different look, the name ... and they do look like little oranges because they turn that beautiful color when you fry them..always a hit!
Ingredients
- 1 lb rice shopping list
- 2 eggs shopping list
- 3.5 ounces grated parmesan cheese shopping list
- 10.5 ounces ground beef shopping list
- 3.5 ounces ground chicken shopping list
- 1 onion, chopped shopping list
- 1 stalk of celery, chopped shopping list
- sage shopping list
- oregano shopping list
- salt and pepper shopping list
- 1/2 cup white wine shopping list
- virgin olive oil for frying shopping list
- Some flour and dried breadcrumbs shopping list
- 1 beaten egg shopping list
How to make it
- Cook the chopped onion and celery with a soupspoon of olive oil in a pan and cook over a moderate fire.
- Add the meat, chicken, sage, oregano, salt and pepper and continue cooking, stirring constantly.
- Add some of the white wine.
- Meanwhile boil the rice in salt water and when cooked add the grated parmesan cheese and the two eggs.
- When the rice is cold put a soupspoon of rice in your left hand, add a teaspoon or the meat mixture, and complete the ball with another spoonful of rice, forming a ball about the size of a small orange.
- When all the balls are formed roll them in flour, then dip them in the beaten egg, followed by the breadcrumbs, and fry them in boiling olive oil.
- There should be enough olive oil to completely cover the "little oranges".
- As soon as they are golden remove with a slotted spoon and place on paper towels to absorb the extra olive oil.
- Keep them warm in the oven until ready to serve.
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