Name: Chrissie Swan’s Arancini Patties are easy and delish
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 32 min
Ingredients: 1.3 kg (6 cups) left-over cooled risotto; 130 g mozzarella, sliced into half-moons; 150 g (1 cup) self-raising flour; 4 eggs, lightly whisked; 350 g panko breadcrumbs; rice bran oil, for shallow-frying; Napoli sauce, to serve; grated parmesan, to serve

Chrissie Swan’s Arancini Patties are easy and delish

No deep fryer required!

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Makes 6

Prep

20M

Cook

12M

Total

32M

“Unless you want to fire up the deep-fryer, balls are too hard to get crispy all over, so these evolved into patties – much easier to manage,” Chrissie Swan wrote in her book, The Shortcut Queen.

“A couple of these beauties and you’ve got yourself a meal.

“I serve them in a bowl with my Napoli sauce and more cheese all over. One of my kids likes to massacre theirs in the bowl and turn it into a crispy, ricey mess. I do the same. You can also make mini ones to pass around at family gatherings. They’re so filling and so delicious.”

Shortcut – These patties freeze amazingly well. When you need them, you can zap them in the microwave for a minute so the surprise mozzarella melts, then quickly finish them off in a frying pan.

Ingredients

1.3 kg (6 cups) left-over cooled risotto

130 g mozzarella, sliced into half-moons

150 g (1 cup) self-raising flour

4 eggs, lightly whisked

350 g panko breadcrumbs

rice bran oil, for shallow-frying

Napoli sauce, to serve

grated parmesan, to serve

Method

Step 1

Take ½ cup of the cooled risotto and, with wet hands, form it into a patty shape.

Step 2

Place a mozzarella piece in the centre, then squash another ½ cup of risotto on top. Smooth over the joins to seal.

Step 3

Put the flour on a sheet of baking paper, the egg in a shallow bowl and the panko crumbs on another sheet of baking paper.

Step 4

Dredge the patty in the flour, then dip in the egg and finally press into the panko crumbs. Repeat with the remaining patties.

Step 5

Heat 1–2cm of oil in a large frying pan over medium–low heat. Cook the patties for 6–7 minutes on each side or until golden and the cheese melts inside.

Step 6

Serve with the Napoli sauce and parmesan sprinkled on top.

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