What Goes Well with PIZZA? SUPPLI - Easy Italian cooking

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Ricotta is less expensive and still provides creaminess.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Pecorino offers similar flavor at a lower cost.

meat sauce

🥗Healthier: vegetable sauce

💰Cheaper: canned tomato sauce

Canned sauce is budget-friendly and can be made vegetarian.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: panko

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Crushed crackers are a cost-effective alternative.

Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and 1 whole garlic clove to a frying pan.

Pour in 200 grams of tomato puree and cook for about 10 minutes until bubbling.

Remove the garlic clove from the sauce after it has mingled with the ingredients.

Add 150 grams of arborio rice to the sauce and stir for 1 minute.

Gradually add between 700 and 900 grams of vegetable broth one spoonful at a time, stirring continuously until the rice is cooked and the mixture is creamy but not liquid.

Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese on top of the rice, stir, and transfer to a bowl to cool completely.

Take a spoonful of the cooled rice in your palm, create a bed for a mozzarella stick, and enclose the cheese completely in the rice to form an oblong shape.

Place breadcrumbs on a plate and beat 1 egg in a bowl.

Dip each rice ball in the egg and then coat with breadcrumbs.

Heat 2 inches of vegetable oil in a medium pot to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Fry the rice balls, turning them until golden brown, ensuring the oil stays at 350 degrees to keep the mozzarella soft and stringy.

Place the fried rice balls on a plate lined with paper towels and serve immediately.

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