Kate's Risotto Cheese Balls
- Number of Servings: 25
Ingredients
* 1/2 batch of Kate's Parmesan Risotto Rice, 1 serving (remove) * Egg, fresh, 1 large (remove) * Fontina Cheese, 3 oz (remove) * Bread crumbs, dry, grated, plain, .5 cup (remove) * Green Onions, 0.25 cup (remove)
1. Pour vegetable or olive oil in a large wide, heavy pot to a depth of 3 inches and heat until oil i about 350 degrees.
2. In a glass measuring cup, beat egg; pour half into a large bowl (save the other half for another use). Add chilled risotto and green onions to egg in a large bowl and stir until well combined.
3. Cut fontina into 1/2 inch cubes. With wet hands, for 2 tbsp. risotto mixture into a ball and make a well in the center with your thumb. Put a cube of fontina in the well and push risotto mixture up around it to form a ball. Set ball on a baking sheet and repeat with remaining risotto mixture and fontina.
4. put bread crumbs in a shallow dish. Roll balls in curmbs; return to a baking sheet. Line another baking sheet with paper towels.
5. Fry first ball as a test: Cook, Turning, until golden all over, 2 to 4 minutes. Drain on lined baking sheet and cut to see whether cheese has melted. If it hasn't raise temperature a little or cook a little longer. Fry balls in batches of 5 or 6, turning, until golden all over, 2 to 4 minutes per batch. Serve immediately or keep warm in a 200 degree oven up to 30 minutes.
Number of Servings: 25
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JOKOLENNONO.
2. In a glass measuring cup, beat egg; pour half into a large bowl (save the other half for another use). Add chilled risotto and green onions to egg in a large bowl and stir until well combined.
3. Cut fontina into 1/2 inch cubes. With wet hands, for 2 tbsp. risotto mixture into a ball and make a well in the center with your thumb. Put a cube of fontina in the well and push risotto mixture up around it to form a ball. Set ball on a baking sheet and repeat with remaining risotto mixture and fontina.
4. put bread crumbs in a shallow dish. Roll balls in curmbs; return to a baking sheet. Line another baking sheet with paper towels.
5. Fry first ball as a test: Cook, Turning, until golden all over, 2 to 4 minutes. Drain on lined baking sheet and cut to see whether cheese has melted. If it hasn't raise temperature a little or cook a little longer. Fry balls in batches of 5 or 6, turning, until golden all over, 2 to 4 minutes per batch. Serve immediately or keep warm in a 200 degree oven up to 30 minutes.
Number of Servings: 25
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JOKOLENNONO.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 56.9
- Total Fat: 3.0 g
- Cholesterol: 12.4 mg
- Sodium: 48.2 mg
- Total Carbs: 4.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.2 g
- Protein: 2.6 g
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