Deep-fried risotto balls

Method

1. Melt the butter in a large pan and when hot add the onion, a third of the garlic and cook gently for 3 minutes. Do not allow to brown. Stir in the rice.

2. Add the white wine and cook, stirring until the wine is absorbed completely.

3. Gradually add the hot stock, stirring constantly until the rice is cooked.

4. Add the tapenade, sun dried tomatoes, basil and the remaining garlic and stir well.

5. Spread the mixture out on a tray to cool quickly.

6. When cool enough to handle, take a small amount of mixture in the palm of your hand and shape into a flattened disc. Put a cube of mozzarella into the centre of the disc and squeeze the risotto around the cheese to form a tight ball.

7. Repeat the process using the rest of the risotto and cheese cubes. Roll the balls in the flour until well coated.

8. Roll the balls first in the beaten egg, then in the breadcrumbs. Shake off the excess.

9. Heat the oil in a deep-fat fryer and cook the risotto balls until golden brown.

10. To make the red pepper salsa; preheat the oven to 230C/gas 8.

11. To skin the peppers; put the peppers on a baking tray with a pinch each of sugar, salt and pepper. Put them into the oven until the skins blister and become black. Put the hot peppers in a plastic bag until cool, when the charred skin will be easy to peel off. Remove the seeds.

12. Blend all the ingredients together in a food processor. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add more olive oil if the salsa is too thick.

13. Serve the risotto balls with the red pepper salsa, rocket and a slice of lemon.

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Ingredients

For the risotto balls

50g Butter
100g finely diced onion
300g Risotto rice
220ml White wine
670ml hot vegetable or chicken stock
300g mozzarella cheese, cubed
3 tbsp tapenade
2 garlic cloves, sliced
15g Sun-dried tomatoes
a few basil leaves, chopped
200g plain flour
2 Eggs, lightly beaten
500g dry breadcrumbs
oil, for deep-frying

For the red pepper salsa

3 red peppers, skinned and seeds removed
1/2 red chilli
3 garlic cloves
85g flaked almonds
1/2 tbsp white wine vinegar
125ml Olive oil
25g Parmesan, grated

To serve

rocket leaves
lemon slices

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