Arancini di Riso

Sicilian Rice Fritters

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Preparation info
  • Makes About

    20

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
The Italian Regional Cookbook

By Valentina Harris

Published 2017

  • About

These delicious rice balls are on sale at every café in Sicily, and are eaten as a quick snack. Few dishes say as much about the various nationalities who have contributed to the island over the centuries: the rice came from the Arabs; the cheese (traditionally canestrato fresco but here replaced with mozzarella) was contributed by the Greeks; the ragù derives from the French ragoût, and the tomato dipping sauce came from the Spanish. Arancini di riso are the pride of every rotisserie or Ta