Risotto balls

Prep

30-60 mins

Total

45 min

Servings

20 servings


Ingredients

20 g

Dried porcini mushrooms, soaked in 1 cup boiling water

2 cups

Salt-reduced chicken stock

1 tbsp

Olive oil

1 

Brown onion, finely diced

2 

Cloves garlic, crushed

200 g

Swiss brown mushrooms, cleaned, diced

1 1/2 cups

Arborio rice

1/2 cup

Grated parmesan cheese

1/2 cup

Grated mozzarella cheese

1/3 cup

Fountain barbecue sauce, plus extra to serve

1/2 cup

Plain flour

2 

Eggs, lightly beaten

1 cup

Dried breadcrumbs

- 

Vegetable oil for frying

- 

Flat leaf parsley to garnish


Instructions

Step 1

Strain mushrooms, reserving liquid. Add liquid to chicken stock in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to the boil, reduce heat, cover and keep at a low simmer

Step 2

Heat oil in a large pan over medium heat, add onion and garlic and cook for 2 minutes or until soft. Finely chop porcini mushrooms. Stir in porcini and Swiss brown mushrooms and cook for 2-3 minutes until soft

Step 3

Reduce heat to low, add rice and stir for 3-4 minutes or until evenly coated with oil. Add warm stock, a cup at a time, stirring, for 15-20 minutes or until rice is al dente. Mixture should be slightly drier than normal risotto. Add parmesan, mozzarella, 1 tbsp (20ml) Fountain Barbecue Sauce, season with pepper, and allow to cool

Step 4

Combine eggs and remaining Fountain Barbecue Sauce in a bowl. Roll a heaped,tablespoon of risotto into a ball, dust in flour, shaking off excess. Dip risotto balls into egg mix and then breadcrumbs. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Place on a lined tray in the fridge for 30 minutes to chill

Step 5

Add enough vegetable oil to a medium saucepan to reach a depth of 6 cm. Heat to 180°C over high heat (when oil is ready a cube of bread turns golden brown in 15 seconds). Cook risotto balls, in batches, until golden and heated through.

Step 6

Drain on absorbent paper. Serve warm, garnished with flat leaf parsley and extra Fountain Barbecue Sauce.