Fried Stuffed Rice Balls

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup fine dry bread crumbs (not seasoned)
• 8 cups vegetable oil
• 1 deep-fat thermometer
• 3 cups mushroom risotto
• 12 1/2-inch cubes mozzarella (about 1 oz total)

Roll chilled risotto into 12 (1 1/2-inch) balls using wet hands. Poke a small hole in center of each ball and insert a cube of cheese, then re-form into a ball. Put flour, eggs, and bread crumbs in 3 separate bowls. Dredge 1 risotto ball in flour, shaking off excess. Dip in egg, letting excess dr...

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