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Arancini with tomato sauce

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Yields1 Serving
 2 portions of cold risotto ( the basic recipe is on here
 A few cubes of mozerella
 a few spoonfuls of ragu or sme chopped cooked chicken or Parma ham
 2 tblspns plain flour
 1 beaten egg
 A couple of handfuls of breadcrumbs
 1 onion finely chopped
 2 cloves of garlic minced
 2 tins chopped tomatoes
 1 tspn Italian mixed herbs
 Salt and pepper
 A god squirt of tomato purée
 Some fresh chopped basil leaves
 1 tblspn olive oil
 Vegetable oil for deep frying
1

Wrap the cold risotto around the cubed mozerella and meat . Roll into a ball. Make 12 balls

2

Roll the balls into some plain flour , then beaten egg , then breadcrumbs. Chill them for an hour

3

Heat the olive oil in a frying pan , add the onions and cook till softened

4

Add in the garlic and fry for another minute

5

Add in the tomato purée and Italian herbs . Cook for 2 minutes

6

Add in the tomatoes and simmer for an hour or so , adding a little water to loosen it

7

Heat the oil and fry the arancini for about 5 minutes until golden

8

Put in the oven to keep warm

9

Blitz the sauce with a hand blender , then add in the chopped basil and stir through

10

Serve the arincinibn top of the sauce

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Ingredients

 2 portions of cold risotto ( the basic recipe is on here
 A few cubes of mozerella
 a few spoonfuls of ragu or sme chopped cooked chicken or Parma ham
 2 tblspns plain flour
 1 beaten egg
 A couple of handfuls of breadcrumbs
 1 onion finely chopped
 2 cloves of garlic minced
 2 tins chopped tomatoes
 1 tspn Italian mixed herbs
 Salt and pepper
 A god squirt of tomato purée
 Some fresh chopped basil leaves
 1 tblspn olive oil
 Vegetable oil for deep frying

Directions

1

Wrap the cold risotto around the cubed mozerella and meat . Roll into a ball. Make 12 balls

2

Roll the balls into some plain flour , then beaten egg , then breadcrumbs. Chill them for an hour

3

Heat the olive oil in a frying pan , add the onions and cook till softened

4

Add in the garlic and fry for another minute

5

Add in the tomato purée and Italian herbs . Cook for 2 minutes

6

Add in the tomatoes and simmer for an hour or so , adding a little water to loosen it

7

Heat the oil and fry the arancini for about 5 minutes until golden

8

Put in the oven to keep warm

9

Blitz the sauce with a hand blender , then add in the chopped basil and stir through

10

Serve the arincinibn top of the sauce

Arancini with tomato sauce

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