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Rice Arancini with Ragù

Rice Arancini with Ragù

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Rice arancini with ragù are a much-loved Sicilian specialty. They are delicious rice balls filled with meat ragù and peas, fried to achieve an irresistible crunchiness. Their round shape and golden color resemble oranges, from which they get their name. This dish is a true explosion of Mediterranean flavors that will win over all palates.

Difficulty: Difficult
Cooking: 60 min
Preparation: 30 min
Country: Italia

Ingredients

No. Servings
  • Vialone rice500G
  • Flour50G
  • Saffronto taste
  • Eggs3
  • Grated pecorino cheese50G
  • Breadcrumbs50G
  • Olive oilto taste
  • Saltto taste
  • Pepperto taste
  • For the filling (ragù):
  • Minced meat250G
  • Fresh shelled peas70G
  • Onion1
  • Tomato paste80G
  • Celery1Stalk
  • Soft cheese in cubes100G
  • Olive oilto taste
  • Saltto taste
  • Pepperto taste

Preparation

  1. STEP 1 OF 5

    That is: rice arancini with ragù

  2. STEP 2 OF 5

    The enticing aroma of arancini, perhaps the most well-known specialty of island rotisserie, mixed with the fresh and salty breezes of the Strait, greets every new visitor in the comfortable restaurants or snack bars of the ferry boats shuttling between Villa S

  3. STEP 3 OF 5

    Giovanni and Messina

  4. STEP 4 OF 5

    It is therefore the first greeting from Sicily for those arriving by car or train and the first taste where the following influences can be recognized: the Arab influence for providing the rice and saffron; the French for the ragout; the Spanish for the tomato; and even earlier the Greek with the fresh canestrato, the soft cheese that will be diced and mixed with the ragù in the filling

  5. STEP 5 OF 5

    Until the last century, arancini were as large as watermelons when they were fried and baked by the monks of the Benedictine Monastery in Catania

Suggestions

  • Frying pan

  • Pot

  • Wooden spoon

  • Colander

General Information

Origin

Italia, Sicilia

Analysis

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Macronutrients (100 gr)

Energy (kcal)163.96
Carbohydrates (g)14.76
of which Sugars (g)1.93
Fat (g)7.04
of which Saturates (g)2.08
Protein (g)10.61
Fiber (g)0.83
Sale (g)0.25
  • Proteins
    10.61g·32%
  • Carbohydrates
    14.76g·44%
  • Fats
    7.04g·21%
  • Fibers
    0.83g·2%