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Sicilian Rice Balls
Photo: Pille R. Priske

Sicilian Rice Balls

12 ingredients 1 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

802
Calories
48g
Protein
42g
Fat
55g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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  • 16 oz sticky rice
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp ground fennel
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp basil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 lb lean ground beef
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
  • 2 cups virgin olive oil
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Directions

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cook the rice until very soft and sticky,follow box directions let cool.Mix spices and cheese into the ground beef. Mix one egg with ground beef roll into small meatballs.golfball size and cook in olive oil until well done.After rice has cooled to room temperature add one egg and mix well. salt and pepper to taste. By hand form rice into a half ball, insert the small golf ball sized meat balls into half ball of rice Continue to form the other half of the rice ball until a complete rice ball about the size of a tennis ball is formed.With the meat inside place rice ball into hot skillet with about one inch of olive oil. Cook until golden brown turning constantly. May be served with any side dish or veggie.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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