How to Make Supplì, or Cheese Stuffed Rice Balls | Pasta Grannies

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: string cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat while string cheese is often less expensive.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Nutritional yeast is a vegan alternative, while grana padano offers a similar flavor at a lower price.

arborio rice

🥗Healthier: brown rice

💰Cheaper: short-grain rice

Brown rice is healthier due to its fiber content, while short-grain rice is often more affordable.

cooked tomato sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade tomato sauce

💰Cheaper: canned tomatoes

Homemade sauce can be fresher and healthier, while canned tomatoes are budget-friendly.

Make a roux with celery, carrot, and onion, then remove them after cooking the minced beef and pork mixture.

Boil the risotto rice.

Add the roux to the boiled rice along with some pagana cheese and an egg.

Mix everything together and spread it out to cool.

Chop cow's milk mozzarella and place a slice in the center of the rice mixture.

Shape the rice around the mozzarella into an egg shape and cover each one with fine bread crumbs.

Repeat until all the mixture is used up.

Fry the rice balls in hot vegetable oil a few at a time until the mozzarella is gooey inside.

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