This is a recipe that is made once a year.
I first made arancini a couple of years ago for a Christmas dinner, and now I’ve thought about it again and made it again every year since.
Arancini is the Italian dish of creamy risotto balls filled with mozzarella cheese and fried to a perfect golden filling.
Guys, this is not a practical meal to prepare. This is not a quick, everyday dinner. This is the opposite of that. First we make risotto (a bit boring in itself) and then we roll it with mozzarella cheese, bread it, fry it and dip it, hot and melted, in a red sauce.
This is a recipe for special occasions And that’s why I only do this once a year. But when I get it… oh my God.
I made it a little early this year, I had to make it for this recipe post and this video! Woe is me! – but it usually occupies a spot on my mental calendar for the week between Christmas and New Years. It’s people hanging out, it’s a spirit of frivolity, it’s something to celebrate.
But ultimately, it’s the desire to pull apart a crispy, golden ball of creamy risotto filled with melted cheese and dip it in a rich red sauce. I can’t even. It’s so good. Lick your fingers and repeat.
If you’ve never had arancini, I can’t wait for you to make this.
