Air Fryer Arancini Recipe New Years Recipe Cooking with Cosori

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.

In a saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons of butter.

Add 1 medium finely diced onion and 1.5 teaspoons of kosher salt, and sauté until translucent (about 3-4 minutes).

Add 3 minced cloves of garlic and cook for 30 seconds.

Stir in 1 cup of arborio rice until coated with the butter, onion, and garlic.

Pour in 0.5 cup of dry white wine and cook until absorbed.

Add 1 ladle (about 1 cup) of hot low sodium chicken stock, stirring until absorbed, and repeat until all stock is used (about 20 minutes).

Once done, stir in 2 tablespoons of butter, 2 teaspoons of lemon zest, 1 teaspoon of black pepper, 0.75 cup of parmesan cheese, and 0.25 cup of frozen peas.

Spread the risotto on a baking sheet lined with wax paper and chill in the refrigerator.

Once chilled, take about 0.25 cup of risotto and form it into a ball, stuffing with 2-3 cubes of low moisture mozzarella.

Roll the risotto into balls and freeze for 10 minutes.

Prepare for breading by pulsing 2 cups of panko breadcrumbs in a food processor until finer.

Preheat air fryer to 380 degrees.

Dredge each ball in 0.25 cup of flour, then dip in 2 beaten eggs, and coat with panko breadcrumbs.

Place breaded arancini in the air fryer and cook until golden brown.

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