risotto cakes – In Good Taste http://ingoodtaste.kitchen Making Every Day an Occasion... Simply Sat, 28 Dec 2019 18:11:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-peonies-32x32.jpg risotto cakes – In Good Taste http://ingoodtaste.kitchen 32 32 Sicilian Saffron Risotto Cakes with Meat Ragù http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/risotto-cakes-with-meat-ragu/ http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/risotto-cakes-with-meat-ragu/#respond Thu, 16 Oct 2014 05:00:48 +0000 http://www.ingoodtastemag.com/?p=7558 As much as we like experimenting in the kitchen, there are times when you want to make an impression without any of the risk. For some, it means using a tried and true family recipe. Others look to a trusted chef like Chicago chef Tony Priolo of Piccolo Sogno and Piccolo Sogno Due and make his Sicilian Saffron Risotto Cakes with Meat Ragù. Risotto cakes are also known as arancini, or stuffed rice balls which are coated with breadcrumbs and fried. Also known as “little oranges” in Italian (due to their shape), arancini are found all over Italy but are especially popular in the south, where oranges are a major crop. Available both in restaurants and at street stands, arancini are delicious either piping hot or at room temperature. They’re completely customizable, so you can make them larger and serve as a first course or make them even smaller than usual and serve them on appetizer trays. Pro Tip: when you’re working with the cooled risotto mixture, keep it from becoming too sticky to work with by using one hand to hold and shape the rice, while keeping the other hand somewhat clean for handling a spoon. Save Print Sicilian […]

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