Surpli’s

What on Earth are Surpli's I hear you thinking. Ever heard of Aranchini balls? Well Surpli's are very similar.

Surpli's are an Italian entrée great for parties, snacks but could easily be a meal. Named Surpli's for their yummy risotto rice and surprise of cheese in the centre.

Kids and adults alike love this dish and will be asking for more. This dish was originally used to use up any left over risotto. After a few you won't need to eat for the rest of the day!!

This is a recipe I was taught, it was never written down so some of the measurements may not be correct, its trial and error with this one, just try to make sure the rice is cooked before you cool it and not too runny either.

 What you will need:

1 batch of pasta sauce (about 2-3 litres) 

(or you could use my steak sauce but you may find it too meaty so use the same recipe with mince meat)

2-4 cups Arborio or Short grain rice

Heat the sauce and add the rice, cook on low head until thick and leave to cool.

Alternately use pre cooked risotto from a previous meal
If rice mix is too thick and not cooked, add a little water, if its too runny its ok to add a little more rice but allow time for it to cook.

Crumbing

Mozzarella cheese (cut into cubes)

Plain flour

Egg

Breadcrumbs

Oil for deep frying

Risotto mix in flour

 Spoon a heaped tablespoon of rice into the flour, make a ball

push cheese into centre and cover with rice

 push a small cube of cheese into the centre and reshape.

egg wash

continue through the egg and crumbs

crumb mix

 then place on a plate. Repeat until all are made.

 

Heat your oil

Start with one to test your oil is hot enough,

deep fry until golden and centre is melted.

cooking them 4 at a time, don't crowd your oil

Eat warm but careful they are very hot when they come out of the oil.

Cheese is runny inside for a nice surprise

 can be refrigerate and reheated but best fresh and probably won't last long enough to eat later.