Mushroom Arancini

"Arancini are leftover risotto balls stuffed with ham or mozzarella, then fried or baked crisp. I don’t make arancini often but that’s not through being lazy – they’re easy, especially the baked version; or not liking them – oh, puh-leeze! who wouldn’t! No, the only reason they are hard to come by in this house is because I never have any leftover risotto. And like you wouldn’t start making turkey curry with a trussed turkey going in the oven, you don’t make arancini from scratch – it just isn’t an Italian thing; also, try and shape warm risotto into balls. You need leftover, cold risotto, and the fact there’s never too much of it makes the arancini even more preciously delicious."

NotesRecipe tags: Italian, snack, rice, risotto, leftovers, healthier

Preparation Time45 min