Arancini (Rice Balls)

If you have never had an Arancini Ball you surely don't know what you are missing. Arancini are Italian rice balls that are stuffed, coated with bread crumbs and deep fried until golden brown and served with your favorite sauce. Arancini makes great use of leftover Risotto or rice.

Risotto is usually cooked and flavored with broth, veggies, and parmesan cheese and served as a side dish.   Once it is chilled you can easily roll it into balls and stuff with your favorite cheese or other savory items.  

I have also used leftover Chinese Rice or have ordered extra rice to make Arancini.   You just simply reheat it with broth, white wine, butter and mix in some parmesan cheese.  Cook until it can from a ball and chill.   

Not to be out done by savory Arancini there is also a way to make a sweet Arancini.   Replace all those savory ingredients with Milk, Cream, Butter, Nutmeg, Cinnamon and some sugar.   Stuff with chocolate, Nutella, chocolate covered cherry, or pieces of your favorite candy bar.   

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The Can Can of Minestrone

This recipe came from my husbands side of the family.   The original recipe started with dried northern beans.  When the recipe was first given to me, I was told I had to prick each dried bean with a pin so that it would absorb the water better.   Of course this made the recipe less appealing.   I made several times the old fashioned way by soaking the beans and it turned out as yummy as the first time I tried it.   The next few times I made it I replaced the dried beans with canned northern beans  and replaced the water with chicken stock and it is still delicious and oh so easy to make.

 

The next time you are shopping at one of the Can sales in the grocery store, remember to try this recipe.  As you can see it calls for 6 cans of vegetables.

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There are many types of Minestrone; this one is my favorite because adding the butter at the end enhances the flavors of the beans and other vegetables.   

Yes you can make this with fresh vegetables, but honestly why would you when it tastes so good this way.



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