Rice Cheese Croquettes


Course : Rice
Serves: 6
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Ingredients:


2 cups rice -- short grained

1/4 cup onion -- finely minced

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 teaspoon salt

3 1/2 cups hot water

1 cup tomatoes -- peeled

1 pound mozzarella -- cut in 24 - 1 inch

1 cup bread crumbs -- fine

1 cup vegetable oil -- for frying

2 large eggs -- slightly beaten
 

Preparation / Directions:


Place rice, onion and olive oil in 2 qt saucepan and saute 2 or 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Add salt and 3 1/2 cups hot water. Bring to a boil. Lower heat to minimum and cook, covered, without stirring, 15 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook, uncovered, 5 minutes longer, stirring frequently. The rice should now be quite dry. Remove from heat and cool for 15 to 20 minutes, add eggs and mix well. With damp hands, shape heaping tablespoons of the mixture into croquettes the size of a large egg; insert one piece of cheese into each croquette,


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