Fried Rice Balls Stuffed with Mozzarella
Ingredients
| 2 cups of cooked jasmine rice | ||
| 3 eggs | ||
| 1 cup flour | ||
| fine panko bread crumbs | ||
| 1/4 lb mozzarella cheese, cut into small cubes | ||
| canola oil for deep frying |
- Cook rice according to package directions. Allow to cool completely
- Beat 2 eggs along with 2 tbs of flour and stir them into the rice. Mix well.
- Use your hands to form the rice mixture into balls, a little larger than golf balls. If the mixture is too moist to hold it’s shape well, stir in a few spoonfuls of breadcrumbs.
- Poke a hole in the center of each ball with your finger, then fill it with a small cube of mozzarella then close the hole with the rice mixture.
- Fill a sauce pan or deep fryer 1/3 full of oil and heat to 350 degrees.
- Spread out some flour on a plate.
- Beat the remaining egg in a shallow bowl.
- Sprinkle another plate with breadcrumbs.
- Roll the rice balls in the flour, then in the egg and finally in the bread crumbs.
- Deep fry the rice balls, a few at a time in the hot oil until golden and crisp.
- Drain on paper towels.
- Serve warm.
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