Mexican Rice Balls - Leftover Rice
photo by Billy Green
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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16
ingredients
- 5 cups cooked rice (Mexican Saffron Rojo Rice)
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1⁄2 cup frozen peas, thawed
- 1⁄2 lb mozzarella cheese, cut into 16 cubes
- oil, for frying
- flour, for coating
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten for dipping
- seasoned breadcrumbs, for coating
directions
- Mix chilled rice, eggs, and peas together.
- Roll into balls about the size of a tangerine and place one cube of cheese into the rice ball. Reform balls firmly to hold shape.
- Place flour, egg and breadcrumbs into 3 separate bowls.
- Dip each ball in flour, shaking off excess and reform if needed. Dip in egg, letting excess drip off, then dredge in bread crumbs, reforming and transfer to a sheet of wax paper. Repeat with remaining balls.
- Meanwhile heat 2 inches of oil in a 4- to 5-quart heavy pot until thermometer registers 350-360 degrees F. Working in batches of 4-6 balls, lower rice balls into oil with a slotted spoon and fry, turning occasionally, until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per batch. Transfer with slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Return oil to 350-360°F between batches.
- Serve with a tomato sauce.
Reviews
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Your rice balls are delicious! You can make them again for me anytime! Unfortunately, when I made them myself, or attempted to--the wild rice I used did not stick together and I could not successfully make the rice balls. = (
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Sorry no stars. I used cold rice, eggs and chives and I could not get this to stick together for anything! Frustrated, I am throwing this into a greased casserole, and topping with the bread crumbs and drizzling with butter.
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I made these for my boyfriend one night and he couldn't get enough. Very tasty, although i did finish them off in the oven to make sure all the egg was coked through.
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Great! I refrigerate the balls for 3 hours then 40min before breading I put them in freezer very easy to handle then back in the freezer after breaded, I did this proesess one by one from tne freezer to breading station. The first two didn't turn out perfect but the rest did. Thanks
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I was wondering if these could be baked?
