RICE & MOZZARELLA CROQUETTES
This recipe was given to me a few years ago by a friend after she brought a tray of these croquetts to a pot luck get together. The recipe came from my friend's Mom, who came across it in one of her cookbooks originally. These scrumptious crisp and cheesy rice appetizers are made often for special occasions and holiday...
Provided by Lynn Hoar
Categories Rice Sides
Time 1h30m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- 1. Bring stock (about 5 1/2 cups) to a simmer in saucepan. Keep warm over very low heat. In a heavy fry pan heat the olive oil (1/4 C) over medium heat, add the onion and saute about 3-4 minutes, add the rice and coat rice well with the oil in pan, saute rice about 3-4 minutes. Add the wine and stir until rice absorbs all the wine.
- 2. Add the warm stock to the "wine-rice" a little at a time, stiring it in well but gently after each addition. Wait until rice absorbs the stock before adding in next addition of stock. Once rice is tender, (but still somewhat firm)after cooking for about 20-25 minutes ...remove from heat, add in the butter and 1/4 cup of reserved stock... and then season with salt and pepper. Spread the creamy rice mix out on a cookie sheet to cool. Once cool, scrape the rice into a bowl, add 2 of the eggs to the rice mix and blend in the parmesan cheese.
- 3. Place about a 1/4 cup of rice in palm of hand, pack like a meatball and flatten slightly into an oval shape making an a indentation to place 2-3 pieces of the cubed mozzarella into. Take another spoon of rice and be sure that the rice is packed all around the cheese, this time packing the "rice meatball" tightly and forming into an oval cylinder shape. Set aside and continue making oval cylinders with the remainder of the rice and mozzarella.
- 4. In a shallow bowl, beat the remaining 2 eggs, place flour and breadcrumbs into 2 seperate shallow bowls or pie plates. Coat each rice oval with the flour, then the egg wash and then the breadcrumbs in that order. Set aside.
- 5. Heat about 1 inch of oil in a heavy pan to 350-375 degrees....you must be careful not to let oil go below 350 degrees OR above 400 degrees!!!! Use a deep fry thermometer to keep an eye on the oil temp. Fry rice ovals a few at a time until golden brown 3-5 minutes. Transfere fried ovals to paper towels to drain, then keep warm in 200 degree oven while finishing frying up the remainder of the croquettes. Serve immediately as is.... or with a side of sweet and sour or warm marinara dipping sauce!! YUM!!!
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Hamid Said
[email protected]These croquettes were amazing! I loved the combination of the crispy outer layer and the gooey mozzarella inside. I will definitely be making these again.
Austin
[email protected]I thought these rice mozzarella croquettes were good, but not great. The flavor was okay, but I found them to be a bit too oily.
User Aydeniz
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and the croquettes turned out perfectly. They were crispy on the outside and gooey on the inside, just like I like them.
Matthew Whitney
[email protected]These croquettes were delicious! The rice was perfectly cooked and the mozzarella was gooey and melted. I will definitely be making these again.
Rashid Poramanik
[email protected]I thought these rice mozzarella croquettes were okay. The flavor was good, but I found them to be a bit too dry.
ZAANJI MEADIO
[email protected]These croquettes were a bit too oily for my taste, but they were still very good.
Rodrigo Laguna
[email protected]I was looking for a new recipe for rice mozzarella croquettes and this one did not disappoint. They were easy to make and turned out great. The flavor was perfect and the texture was crispy on the outside and gooey on the inside.
Ricky Robbins
[email protected]These rice mozzarella croquettes were delicious! The perfect combination of crispy and gooey. I will definitely be making these again.
Md Sravon
[email protected]I found this recipe to be a bit bland. I would have liked it better if it had more seasoning.
Trading Angel
[email protected]These croquettes were a bit too oily for my taste. I think I would have liked them better if I had baked them instead of frying them.
Himel Ahmed
[email protected]I thought these rice mozzarella croquettes were very good. The recipe was easy to follow and the end result was impressive.
Hubert Empire
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and the croquettes turned out perfectly. They were so delicious that I ate them all in one sitting.
bakar bro
[email protected]These rice mozzarella croquettes were a hit at my party! They were crispy on the outside and gooey on the inside, and the flavor was amazing. I will definitely be making these again.