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Ingredients
- 2 cups Florida Orange Juice
- ½ cup onion, minced
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 cup Arborio risotto rice
- 3 cups chicken or vegetable stock
- 1 cup white wine
- 1 bay leaf
- Salt and pepper to taste
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup fresh mozzarella cheese, cut in ½-inch cubes
For Breading & Cooking:
- 2 cups flour
- 6 eggs, beaten
- 4 cups breadcrumbs
- 2 quarts olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Florida Citrus Tomato Sauce:
- ½ cup Florida Grapefruit Juice
- ½ cup Florida Orange Juice
- ½ cup Florida Tangerine Juice
- 1 tsp. Florida Orange zest
- ½ cup onion, diced
- 1 tbsp. garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 2 cups peeled whole tomatoes
- ¼ cup fresh basil leaves
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook onions in olive oil over low heat in a stockpot until tender. Add Arborio rice and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Add Florida Orange Juice, chicken stock, white wine, bay leaf, salt and pepper and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until rice absorbs all liquid.
- Stir in Parmesan and season with additional salt to taste. Remove bay leaf and pour risotto into a dish. Cover and refrigerate until cool.
- Form cooled risotto into 1 ½-inch balls. Using your thumb, make a dimple in the middle of each rice ball and insert a piece of mozzarella into the dimple. Seal each dimple and refrigerate risotto balls until firm.
- Add olive oil to a large saucepan and sauté onions and garlic until tender. Add Florida Grapefruit, Orange and Tangerine Juices and tomatoes and cook for 45 minutes.
- Remove from heat and add Florida Orange zest and basil to tomato sauce. Purée with a food mill or press through a sieve. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Heat olive oil in a 6-quart stockpot over medium-low heat to 350° F. Roll risotto balls in flour, dip in egg mixture, then coat with breadcrumbs.
- Fry arancini in batches until golden brown. Remove arancini with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towels to drain. Season with salt to taste and serve with Florida Citrus Tomato Sauce.
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