Recipe

Suppli Del Telefono Arancini Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Bojangles42 / All my dishes 8 months, 3 weeks ago Arancini means orange, which these look like, suppli del telefono means rice coquette of the telephone because the cheese strings out like a telephone wire when you eat them. These take time but are so good. Pam and I consider one a meal but we are w... More Prep:60m Cook:45m Servings:4	Bojangles42
	sicilian rice marinara

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Ingredients

1 1/2 c arborio rice

3 + c. chicken or beef stock

8 oz fresh mozerella cheese cit into 3/4" cubes

3/4 c plain bread crumb (plus egg wash if you choose to deep fry)

oil (if you deep fry)

Marinara

15 oz can roasted diced tomatoes

15 oz can crushed tomatoes

15 oz can tomato puree

1 c sweet onion, finely diced

4 cloves garlic minced

1 T olive oil

1 T sugar

1 teas salt

2 teas dried oregano

1 teas red pepper flakes (less if you don't like the heat)

1/2 c loose packed fresh basil cut in a chiffonade

Black pepper to taste

Directions

Prepare the risotto by added the rice to a pan and 1 cup of the broth

Cook medium heat, stirring constantly (this is a labor of love) until the liquid is absorbed

Add another cup stock and keep stirring continue until the liquid is absorb. You should start to see the rice become translucent on the outside with a whiter core and a creamy texture overall.

Add 1/2 cup stock and continue until the liquid is absorb.

Try a few grains. They should be firm, not hard or crunchy at all and have a creamy texture.

Add more stock, if needed, and continue stirring.

When done remove from heat and spread on a cookie sheet to cool.

Start the marinara

Add the oil to a pot and heat

Add the onion and saute for a couple of minutes

Add the red pepper flakes and garlic

Saute a couple more minutes being careful not to let the garlic scorch.

Add the 3 cans of tomato products

Add the sugar, salt, and oregano

Simmer for 20 minutes (the diced tomatoes will partially break down and the onions will be soft)

Add the fresh basil and remove from the heat.

Making the arancini

Take about 1/8 of the cooled rice and form a bowl in the palm of your hand (a little water on your hands helps)

Push a cube of the cheese down into the bowl and bring the sides up to form a ball.

Pat so the ball is well form (liking making a snowball)

Make sure the cheese is sealed inside the rice ball

It will be about the size of a small orange.

Roll in the bread crumbs until the ball is thoroughly covered.

Place on a lightly oil cookie sheet.

Repeat, there should be enough to make 8 total.

Traditionally these are deep fried and then baked, I just bake them, the choice is yours.

If you are going to bake them, put the balls in the refrigerator and preheat the oven to 400 F.

Once the oven is heated bake the arancini for 15 minutes. They are done when heated through (you might see small cracks near the bottom of the ball, they will flatten slightly)

Ladle some marinara on a plate and top with an arancini or two. Enjoy

If you deep fried them use the egg wash and dip the breaded balls in the wash and reroll them in the bread crumbs (you'll need more bread crumbs)

Deep fry at 360 for 2-3 minutes, drain and place on a cookie sheet and bake at 400F for 10 minutes

Ladle some marinara on a plate and top with an arancini or two. Enjoy

You can substitute 1 c of your favorite wine for 1 c of stock when making the risotto.

You can add 1/2 c of good red wine to the marinara. I make it both ways depending on the company.

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