Real Sicilian Arancini recipe #recipe

Things you need:

Arancini
* 400g risotto rice
* 800g water
* Pinch of saffron
* Salt to taste
* 5 Tbsp unsalted butter

Filling
* 500g ground beef
* 1 onion finely diced
* 2 sticks celery finely diced
* 1 carrot finely diced
* 2 bayleaf
* Glass white wine
* 400ml passata
* 1 heaped tbsp tomato puree
* 400g frozen peas
* Salt and pepper to taste
* 100g diced mozzarella (optional)

Steps
* Add saffron to water with salt. Mix through the rice bring to the boil and simmer for 10-12 mins
* Take off heat add butter mix through and spread onto a sheet to cool down
* Make filling by sweating the veg in olive oil with salt for 7-10 mins. Don’t brown it
* Add the beef. Turn up the heat to medium and brown the meat. Season it also. 5-7 mins
* Deglaze with the wine. Scrape the bottom of the pan. Wait until it’s reduced then add tomato paste and passata. Stir through and add bayleaf. Simmer for 40 mins
* Add frozen peas as the end. Stir through and take off the heat. Season to taste. Let filling cool
* Shape the Arancini either in balls or cone shape as per video. You can stuff in a piece or two of the mozzarella in the middle if you like
* Pane (bread) the arancini as per the video and fry in oil set to 320F for 4-6 mins until golden brown and filling is nice and warm inside. Enjoy