Baked rice arancini are a truly tasty main course that usually wins everyone over. These oven-baked are even lighter and with the breading they will turn out crispy on the outside and soft on the inside!
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Preparation time: 40 Minutes
- Portions: 11 arancini of 60g each
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 1 cup rice (for risotto)
- 200 g ragù (meat sauce)
- 1 packet saffron (0.1g)
- 3 cups water
- 1.75 oz cheese (stringy)
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 0.35 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 eggs (medium)
- 1 oz peas (pre-cooked)
- 2 tbsps Parmigiano Reggiano DOP (grated)
- 1 tsp coarse salt
Preparation
You can prepare the ragù following the recipe here. You must make it as dry as possible, otherwise it will tend to come out of the arancino.
You will only need 200g of ragù, but with the quantities present in the recipe in the link, you will get a larger amount. You can freeze it and use it later, or reduce the quantities (150g of minced meat will suffice)In a saucepan, put about 3 cups of water, bring it to a boil, salt it with a teaspoon of coarse salt, add the rice and stir occasionally.
Cook until al dente, then turn off the heat and leave the rice in the pot so that it absorbs all the water.
Dissolve the saffron in a little warm water and add it to the rice, mixing well.
Add the Parmigiano and two eggs, mix to distribute the ingredients evenly.Cut the cheese into small cubes.
Take 60g of rice, place it in the palm of your hand moistened with a little water and spread it out.
In the center put a generous teaspoon of sauce, some peas, a bit of cheese, and close with more rice, forming a ball.Place flour, two eggs beaten with a pinch of fine salt, and breadcrumbs in 3 different plates.
Roll each ball first in flour, then in the egg, and finally in breadcrumbs.
Place the arancini on the oven tray covered with parchment paper, bake at 375°F for about 20 minutes. To brown the top, place them in the highest part of the oven for a few minutes. Serve hot.
Tips/advice
If you like, you can add about 0.7 oz of butter to the rice to make it stickier.
If you enjoyed the Baked Rice Arancini, try the other rice recipes:
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