Suppli’ – deliscious Roman starter

Suppli'

Got some rice left over? Planning to do our recipe on Risotto Milanese? Good, make some extra rice. Here is a recipe on a delicious starter from Rome, the Suppli’ – a fried rice ball. One of the most tasty ones. Quite easy to make, part from the rolling at the end.

Ingredients, serving 4.

* 500g Avorio rice, or Arborio or Vialone
* 1 mozzarella
* 1 can peeled tomatoes
* 2 cups beef stock
* 1 2 tablespoons tomato paste
* 4 tablespoons of butter
* 2 eggs
* 100g freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
* 1 onion
* 1 carrot
* 1 celery
* 1 glas of red wine
* 100g minced meat
* olive oil
* Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
* bread crumps
Start with cooking the rice. This can be done the day before, or you can use left over rice if you have. Prepare the sauce by fry onion, ground beef, celery and carrot in olive oil, add a little wine and let evaporate. Add the tomato pulp, salt, pepper, and cook.

Extend the gravy with stock cube, and when it boils, add rice and cook for 15 minutes, turning constantly, until the rice has absorbed the broth. Remove the risotto from the heat and let cool. Mix the rice with the eggs, and prepare the oval, balls, make sure sure to add some pieces of mozzarella rice ball and then roll them in the breadcrumbs. Fry in hot oil and let them dry on paper towels.