Crab Arancini

Ingredients

8 oz. Philips Lump Crab Meat
2 Tbsp. of butter
1 onion
2 cloves of garlic
1 cup arborio rice
3 cups of chicken stock
¼ cup white wine
2 Tbsp. heavy cream (optional)
1 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
parsley, for garnish (optional)
ground pepper
1 egg, whisked
½ cup flour
1 cup panko breadcrumbs
8 oz. mozzarella, cubed
2 cups vegetable oil, for frying
1 cup marinara sauce

Cooking Instructions

• Mince one onion and two cloves of garlic, set aside.
• Heat the mixture to medium heat, do not boil.
• In a large saute pan or large frying pan, melt the butter.
• Saute the onion and garlic until tender but do not allow it to take on a dark color. Deglaze the pan with white wine and cook until the liquid has evaporated.
• Add the arborio rice and cook until it smells toasted and fragrant.
• Using a ladle, add one ladle bowl full of the chicken stock to the rice.
• Continue to stir until the liquid has evaporated.
• Repeat until the remaining stock has been added and subsequently evaporated. Taste for doneness, if the rice is still not tender, add warm water until cooked through.
• Add the parmesan cheese and fold into the rice. Mix in the cream, if using.
• Gently fold in the crab meat and garnish with parsley and season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Transfer the mixture to a parchment-lined baking sheet, flatten, and refrigerate until cool (Additionally, the risotto can be made ahead).
• Once the risotto has cooled, take ¼ c of the risotto, flatten, place a square of cheese in the center, and form into a ball.
• Coat the ball in flour, dip in beaten egg, and fully coat with panko. Set on a baking sheet and repeat until there is no more risotto remaining.
• Heat a dutch oven with ½- 1 inch of vegetable oil and heat to 350 F. Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Add arancini balls to the oil to fry until golden brown.
• Transfer to a baking sheet and once all of the arancini is cooked, transfer to the preheated oven for 10-15 minutes to ensure that the cheese is melted.
• Garnish with parsley and serve with marinara.

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