Baked Arancini with Bechamel, Ham, and Emmental is a leftover recipe that I prepared with leftover plain rice. So you can’t compare it with the original arancini, which are also fried! Without ragù and baked, I find them lighter, but of course, this is a matter of taste. Here is the link for arancini stuffed with ragù:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 40 Minutes
- Portions: 6 Pieces
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups rice (cooked plain)
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup Emmental (cut into small cubes)
- 1/2 cup cooked ham (cut into small cubes)
- 7 oz bechamel sauce
- 2 eggs
- 1 pinch fine salt
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- as needed olive oil (for drizzling)
Steps
For this recipe, I used leftover plain rice from the night before. I simply cooked the rice in salted water, then drained and placed it on a plate. The next morning, I slightly warmed it up and added butter, Parmesan, and mixed everything.
Now I added the eggs, breadcrumbs, and mixed everything.
You need to make the rice stickier, as there isn’t enough starch.
Put a little rice in the palm of your hand, add a little bechamel sauce.
Add a few cubes of ham and a few cubes of Emmental.
Now close with more rice, trying to contain the filling well, and form a ball.
Place in two separate plates, two eggs beaten with a pinch of fine salt and the breadcrumbs. Dip each ball first in the egg.
Then roll them in the breadcrumbs.
Now proceed with a double coating, then dip the arancini back in the egg.
And now again in the breadcrumbs. Compact the arancini well with your hands to make sure the breadcrumbs adhere well.
On a baking sheet covered with parchment paper, place the arancini, bake at 375°F for about 20 minutes.
To make them golden on top, place them in the upper part of the oven for a few minutes. Serve hot.
Suggestions, Tips
This Baked Arancini with Bechamel, Ham, and Emmental recipe is a leftover recipe for me to use up leftover plain rice from the night before. If you want to try the recipe for arancini stuffed with ragù, here is the link:
