# Mom’s Italian Riceballs

This recipe shows how to make Italian rice balls, which are deep-fried rice balls filled with cheese and optionally meat and peas.

- Servings: 12 servings
- Total time: 7 min
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Appetizer
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup cooked rice
- 1 stick butter
- 3 pinches Kosher Salt
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup pecorino Romano cheese
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella
- 0.75 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano
- 2 cups Italian flavored breadcrumbs

## Instructions

1. Cook 1 cup of rice with 1 stick of butter and 3 pinches of salt.
2. Separate the egg yolks from the egg whites.
3. Add the egg yolks to the cooked rice mixture and mix well.
4. Add 1 cup of freshly grated pecorino Romano cheese to the mixture.
5. Add 3/4 cup of grated Parmigiano Reggiano to the mixture.
6. Add 2 cups of shredded mozzarella to the mixture and mix everything together.
7. Roll the rice mixture into balls, dip them in the egg whites, and coat them with breadcrumbs.
8. Deep fry the rice balls until golden brown. For the Sicilian rice balls, cook the meat and peas in a skillet first, then add the marinara sauce and simmer for a bit. Make an indent in the center of the rice ball and fill it with the meat and peas mixture before breading and frying.

## Equipment

- deep fryer

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@christinedebratto/video/7308489279150378283?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7486196988264220190
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a0bc0503-55ef-4c62-8dd7-60b94086e626
- Extracted: 2025-04-13

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