Mushroom + Bacon Arancini Balls

Unbalanced

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Pan 1: Finley chop mushrooms and cook down in a pan with olive oil

Step 2

Pan 2: Sauté shallots with olive oil until brown. Add rice to toast slightly for a couple of minutes (until browning happens)

Step 3

Pan 2: Add wine and cook until the wine cooks off (constantly stirring). Add chicken stock (1/2 cup at a time) until fully absorbed into rice (constantly stirring).

Step 4

Combine Ingredients: (Pan 1 & Pan 2) Mix mushrooms with rice and fold in butter, parm, bacon and spices. Best way to form them is to lay the risotto on a sheet pan flat to cool and firm up.

Step 5

1. Sauté garlic in butter 2. Stir in flour constantly until brown (1 minute or so) 3. Add cream 4. Add cheese and herbs

Step 6

Let rice cool to room temperature. The best way to form them is to lay the risotto on a sheet pan flat to cool and firm up.

Step 7

Form balls with your hands and stuff cubes of mozzarella into them. Note: damp hands help with forming balls. Keep a little bowl of warm water on the counter just to dip you hands in and make them damp a bit

Step 8

1. Dredge in flour 2. Egg wash 3. Bread crumbs

Step 9

Deep fry in Le Creuset pot until golden brown