Rice Dumplings
Suppli' di riso
Ingredients: 1 cup long-grain rice , 4 eggs , 4 Tbs butter , nutmeg , 3 cups chicken broth , salt , 5 Tbs grated parmigiano , pepper , 2 1/2 oz. diced mozzarella , flour 2 1/2 oz. diced prosciutto , breadcrumbs , 1 oz. parsley chopped , olive oil for frying
In a skillet, saute' the rice in the butter, then add the hot broth slowly, stirring frequently. The rice should be cooked in 15 minutes. When ready, mix in half the cheese, then spread the rice out on a board to cool.
Mix the mozzarella and proscintto, the remaining cheese, chopped parsley, 1 egg, nutmeg, salt and pepper. With slightly damp hands, take a handful of rice in one hand, and a pinch of stuffing with the other. Push the stuffing into the middle of the rice. Squeeze the rice all around the stuffing and mola it into an egg shape. When all of the mix is used, flour the croquettes, dip into beaten eggs, then roll again in bread crumbs. Fry the suppli' in very hot oil and serve immediately