Recipe for Italian Rice Balls?

Question

Does anyone have a good recipe for italian rice balls? they are deep fried and have cheese in them but i can find a recipe for them. I know Giada has made or has had them on her show.

Answer 1

This is a recipe I found in my Texas Cuisine and Culture Cookbook. I hope that this is similar to the recipe that Giada made!
Rice Balls
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup Italian rice
Pinch saffron, optional
1/3 cup dry white wine
Salt and pepper
1 cup grated Parmesan, plus extra for garnish
5 large eggs
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 small onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 pound ground lean beef
1/2 pound ground pork
5 large fresh sweet basil leaves, chopped
2 tablespoons tomato paste
4 ounces tomato sauce
2 1/2 cups boiling water, for rice, plus 1/2 cup water, for sauce
1 teaspoons sugar
1/4 cup frozen or fresh peas
1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
2 cups vegetable oil

Melt butter in a large pot, pour in uncooked rice and cook for 2 minutes. Add saffron, if using and pour in wine until wine evaporates. Begin stirring in boiling water until rice is tender. Cook rice uncovered. Add salt and pepper, to taste. When rice is cooked take off heat, mix in cheese and 2 eggs. Place in refrigerator, covered, for 2 hours or overnight. Rice must be chilled.
In a large frying pan over medium heat add oil, saute onions and the chopped garlic for 2 minutes, add in the beef and pork, and brown. Remove excess grease. Add in basil, tomato paste, tomato sauce , water, and sugar until it all becomes thick in texture. Add peas while still warm, take off heat and set aside. Add salt and pepper, to taste.
Take 2 tablespoons of the rice mixture, place in hand and form a small cup.
Place 1/2 teaspoon of the meat mixture to center of the rice cup, add 1 teaspoon of the rice over the meat mixture and roll in a ball. Roll the rice ball in the remaining eggs and then roll that into the bread crumbs. Heat vegetable oil to 360 degrees F. Deep-fry rice balls until browned, place on a paper towel lined plate or dish.

Answer 2

INGREDIENTS
3 3/4 cups water
1 1/3 cups uncooked brown rice
2 cloves garlic
1 bay leaf
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto, chopped
4 ounces mozzarella cheese, diced
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
3 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
5 egg whites, divided
3 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 cup dry bread crumbs
3 cups vegetable oil for frying
DIRECTIONS
Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Stir in the rice, and add the garlic, bay leaf and salt. Return to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes, or until rice is tender. Remove from heat, discard garlic and bay leaf, and allow to cool.
In a medium bowl, combine the prosciutto, mozzarella cheese, and basil. Pour 2 teaspoons of the olive oil over, and toss to coat.
Stir 3 egg whites and the Parmesan cheese into the rice until well blended. Stir the resulting rice mixture into the mozzarella and basil mixture until ingredients are evenly distributed.
Heat 2 inches of oil in a deep-fryer to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place bread crumbs in one shallow bowl, and whisk together 2 remaining egg whites and 1 teaspoon of olive oil in another shallow bowl.
Wet hands, and shape the rice mixture into 24 balls. Dip each ball in the egg whites, then coat with bread crumbs. Deep fry the rice balls a few at a time until golden brown, about 30 seconds per batch. Drain on paper towels, and serve hot.

Answer 3

breaded mushrooms (my own recipe): ~ sparkling some button mushrooms...i eliminate the stem or trim it down slightly ~ in a bowl, beat an egg with a pinch of salt and pepper ~ pour breadcrumbs in yet another bowl (i admire the italian pro ones) ~ commence heating up a pan with oil - you desire perhaps 3/4 inch of oil interior the pan (i take advantage of corn oil with the aid of fact it doesnt upload style to foodstuff like olive oil and it doesnt burn as rapidly) ~ sell off your mushrooms into the egg combinations and stir till all the mushrooms are lined with egg ~ one via one, upload the mushrooms to the breadcrumbs and confirm they are thoroughly lined....i like to take one mushroom at a time and roll it around, then place it on a plate, take yet another mushroom, roll it interior the breadcrumbs, and proceed ~ place mushrooms in warm oil and fry till golden brown ~ once you're taking the mushrooms out of the oil, place them on some paper towls to soak up greater desirable oil. appreciate!