How to Make a 4-Course Italian Dinner Like a Restaurant | Full Episode | Julia at Home (S5 E4)

mozzarella

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: cheddar

Low-fat cheese reduces calories while still providing creaminess.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: sunflower oil

Olive oil adds flavor and health benefits.

meat sauce

🥗Healthier: mushroom ragout

💰Cheaper: canned tomato sauce

Mushroom ragout provides umami without meat.

Make saffron risotto and chill it overnight.

Using a half cup measure, scoop chilled risotto and compact it into a 3-inch patty.

Place three pieces of mozzarella in the center of the patty and mold the risotto around it.

Compact the risotto ball to ensure it holds together.

Repeat to make about 14 arancini, ensuring they are the same size for even frying.

Roll each arancini in beaten egg, then coat with breadcrumbs mixed with parsley and cayenne.

Heat 2 inches of vegetable oil to 375°F.

Fry arancini in batches of five for about 5 minutes, stirring gently to brown evenly.

Remove fried arancini and place them on a paper towel-lined tray to cool.

Serve arancini with lemon wedges or marinara sauce.

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