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22-10-2020
Column: Food for Thought - ARANCINI BALLS
Column: Food for Thought - ARANCINI BALLS
This recipe is for those who are up for a challenge -- with a little perseverance and patience you can produce crispy golden orbs with a gooey cheesy centre that will blow your mind.
I must have made thousands of these little delights and when I had them on the menu at Eden, they were one of the most popular starters on the menu. I like them so much I even had these as a canapé at my wedding. They are a perfect item as a canapé because they can be made up to two days in advance and even freeze very well.
Arancini come from the little Mediterranean island of Sicily and were said to be invented in the 10th century when rice was mixed with meat and then coated in a light crispy batter. They seem to be an evolution of Middle Eastern cooking from the Middle Ages and became popular during the reign of Kalbid. The name Arancini comes from the Italian word “arancia” which means orange, which is fair because when they are cooked, they faintly resemble an orange.
In Sicily today, however, you will find round arancini

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