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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Begin by making a basic white risotto. Peel and finely chop the onion. | 2. Melt the butter in a saucepan, and fry the onion for 5 minutes. | 3. Pour in the white wine and boil rapidly until most of the liquid is gone. | 4. Add the rice, and stir to coat with the onion and wine. | 5. One ladle at a time, add the stock, and simmer until almost completely absorbed (keep an eye on this - it'll stick to the bottom of your pan like nobody's business!). | 6. Continue until the rice has been cooking for ~20 minutes and it is soft and creamy but still has a little bit of bite to it. | 7. Season generously (if you can't find fresh Basil then at this point stir in a healthy portion of dried Basil or Mixed Herbs) and add the parmesan. | 8. Stir in the beaten egg (If you're making a big batch and planning to eat some, then obviously do this after you've taken out tonight's meal!) | 9. Allow to cool completely (ideally overnight - but half an hour in the fridge should do it. It's just easier to handle when completely cold). | 10. Spoon 1tbsp of the risotto into the palm of your hand. | 11. Place a basil leaf and a piece of mozzarella - about half an inch across - on top of the rice. | 12. Add another spoon of risotto and shape into a smooth ball. | 13. Roll the ball in breadcrumbs until evenly covered. | 14. Heat a pan of oil (use the smallest pan you have available to minimise wastage) until it is smoking hot and then fry the balls, a few at a time, for 3-5 minutes until golden brown. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
red onion	1			-	-	-	-
butter	75			6412.5	294.6375	200.3625	540.0
white wine	150			-	-	-	-
arborio rice	275			111.25	0.0	24.75	0.625
vegetable stock	1			11.05	2.0553	0.5304	0.1547
salt pepper				111.25	0.0	24.75	0.625
parmesan cheese	25		grated	7400.0	800.0	800.0	100.0
egg	2		beaten	143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
mozzarella cheese	125		cubed	-	-	-	-
basil leaf	16			111.25	0.0	24.75	0.625
breadcrumb	125	g		111.25	0.0	24.75	0.625
oil				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.