Name: Fried Rice Balls (Supplì)
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Makes 6 to 8 servings as a starter or snack
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 cups cold cooked rice, preferably Risotto alla Milanese; 3 eggs; Corn, grapeseed, or other neutral oil for deep-frying; 2 ounces prosciutto, minced, optional; 2 cups fine bread crumbs, preferably homemade; 3 ounces fresh mozzarella, chopped

Preparation info

Makes
6 to 8
servings as a starter or snack

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

The Best Recipes in the World

By Mark Bittman

Published 2005

About

A Roman treat and a fine use for leftover rice (especially risotto). Formally called supplì al telefono because the stringy mozzarella center stretches when you bite through the center and is reminiscent of telephone wires, this is a snack, or a very informal starter. If you use packaged bread crumbs, make sure they’re unseasoned.

Ingredients

3 eggs
2 cups cold cooked rice, preferably Risotto alla Milanese
3

Method

Break one of the eggs into the rice and mix well. Form the rice into 2-inch balls. With your thumb, make a small indentation in the center of each ball, fill with a little mozzarella, plus prosciutto if you’re using it; reseal the ball with the risotto around it.
Lightly beat the remaining two eggs and dip each ball into the egg mixture and then the bread crumb