Friday, June 24, 2011

Homemade Arancini = Heaven

Arancini. The word itself just rolls off the tongue like buttah. Thanks to Rob's aunt, I was lucky enough to learn how to make homemade arancini. (Insert many exclamation points here). This was so exciting for me. For those that don't know, arancini originated in Sicily. They are fried rice balls coated with bread crumbs. The middle contains mozzarella cheese, peas and a meat sauce. How could you not love a deep fried ball of rice with cheese in the middle?! Yuuuum.

So, three weeks ago Rob's mom and aunt came to Chicago for a visit. We were lucky to have fantastic weather that weekend. Rob's aunt is an expert in the kitchen. The day they arrived she made homemade pizzas and arancini. It was delicious! Here's a pic of us happily making the arancini:

She's a great teacher!

What a process! Messy, but totally worth it. I have yet to try making them on my own but I will soon. And I may need to have Rob's aunt on speaker phone just to make sure I don't forget anything. Here she is posing with the yummy arancini:


It was a great visit and it was nice spending time with his mom and aunt. I'm so glad they came. And I'm so glad I still have some leftover arancini in the freezer. Mmmmm!

7 comments:

  1. David, I LOVE your blog....just the fact that you wrote about your cooking experience with my mom makes me all warm and tingly inside!!!! I cannot wait to show her this!

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  2. Kris, I'm so glad! We really had a great time. Your mom is and awesome cook! :D

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  3. I've never heard of these before. Save me some!!

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  4. I've never heard of arancini but now I'm curious to try it! Nice post and thanks for sharing! Cooking with family can be a great time. ;-)

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  5. Ronna-I'm having some tonight. Can you make it here by dinner time? :D

    DreamDay-Thanks! They are so good. A great combo of flavors and textures!

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  6. Can Rob's aunt adopt me. I had never heard of these but they look amazing. I think Rob's aunt needs to teach Ronna so Ronna can make me some when I'm over at her place!

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  7. Natalie-haha! I will tell her! She's a great teacher and I'm sure she'd be thrilled to teach Ronna. :D

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