Recipe ingredients
- 1 lb. rice
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 lb. grated parmesan cheese
- 3/4 lb. ground beef
- 1/4 lb. ground chicken
- 1 onion and 1 stalk of celery, chopped
- 1/4 tsp. sage
- 1 tsp. oregano
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup white wine
- Oil for fying
- Some flour and dried breadcrumbs
- 1 beaten egg
Recipe method
- Cook the chopped onion and celery with a soupspoon of oil in a pan and cook over a moderate fire.
- Add the meat, chicken, sage, oregano, salt and pepper and continue cooking, stirring constantly. Add some of the white wine.
- Meanwhile boil the rice in salt water and when cooked add the grated parmesan cheese and the two eggs.
- When the rice is cold put a soupspoon of rice in your left hand, add a teaspoon or the meat mixture and complete the ball with another spoonful of rice, forming a ball about the size of a small orange.
- When all the balls are formed roll them in flour, then dip them in the beaten egg, followed by the breadcrumbs and fry them in boiling oil.
- There should be enough oil to completely cover the little oranges. As soon as they are golden remove with a slotted spoon and place on paper towels to absorb the extra oil.
- Keep them warm in the oven until ready to serve.
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