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single courses from Italy - Sicilia
Arancine of rice with baked spinach
Arancine of rice with baked spinach
ready in
50 minutes
difficulty
daily requirement
100% Fat
100% Protein
100% Carbohydrates
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description
Arancine are one of the best dishes of Sicilian cuisine. For millennia Palermo and Catania dispute a derby about the right term to name these wonderful balls of rice: arancini or arancini?
preparation
step 1
Blanch the spinach for 1-2 minutes in boiling salted water. Boil the rice. In a bowl put the boiled rice together with the spinach squeezed and cut into small pieces. Add the baking powder, salt and pepper and mix well.
step 2
At this point add the breadcrumbs, stir again, you must obtain a soft and compact. Place the mixture in the fridge to rest for 20 minutes. Then take a little bit of dough and form some meatballs, passing them on the palms of the hands, then roll them
step 3
Place the meatballs on a baking tray lined with lightly oiled baking paper. Bake at 180 ° C for about 20 minutes. Operate the grill function to gratinate the surface for the last 10 minutes.
step 4
Serve warm with a good plate of salad or grilled vegetables. Enjoy your meal!!