It is usual in Sicily arancine eat the day of Saint Lucia.
Ingredients
500 grams of rice
1 small bag of saffron
350 g mincemeat
150 gr of small peas
200 grams of tomato sauce
150 gr grated cheese
3 eggs
200 grams of flour
400 g breadcrumbs
Salt and pepper
To prepare arancini must first boil the rice in a pot of salted water to boil while adding the saffron.
When you're ready and yellow with saffron, then add two or three tablespoons of olive oil so that it can be too sticky because the starch and then the grated cheese. Turn everything with a spoon and let stand while you prepare the filling.
In a pan fry the minced meat and salt and pepper, add tomato sauce and finally >>
History
The arancini seems to have been imported by the Arabs who used to eat, and saffron rice flavored with herbs and meat. He imagines that the arancini was used as take-away food because of its crisp coating.
Arancini can either cook or meat or butter. Of course we need different ingredients.
