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    Rice Balls

    Recipe Link: http://www.texasricefestival.org/riceball.html

    List of Ingredients




    Rice Balls

    3 cups short-grain rice
    7 cups salted water
    1 stick margarine
    1 ¼ to 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
    ¼ cup cooking oil
    1 ½ pounds lean ground meat
    1 cup chopped celery
    ¾ cup chopped green onion
    2 tablespoons chili powder 6 ounce can tomato sauce
    ½ cup water
    2 cloves minced garlic
    ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
    1 tablespoon chopped parsley
    3 whole eggs, beaten
    5 cups seasoned bread crumbs
    Oil for deep frying rice balls


    Recipe



    Add rice to salted water and bring to boil. Simmer until rice is mushy. Remove from heat; add margarine and cinnamon, Cool.

    Fry meat in ¼ cup oil until meat loses redness. Add onions, celery, garlic and cook slowly for 1- minutes. Add chili powder, tomato sauce and water. Simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; add parsley, cheese and salt and pepper to taste. Set aside to cool.

    To form rice ball put 1/3 to ½ cup of rice in hand greased with meat grease. Form a cup in the palm of the hand like a birdnest. Add on tablespoon of meat mixture and roll into a firm ball. Continue to make rice balls.

    Chill and dip rice ball in beaten egg and roll in seasoned breadcrumbs. Fry in hot deep oil until golden brown.
    Makes three dozen
 

 

 

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