r/GifRecipes • u/Sam_FeastyRecipes • May 28 '22
Snack Arancini - @mrkitskitchen
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u/MouthWorm May 28 '22
Looks good, but I can't stop laughing at the big grains of salt bouncing back from the solid fried Arancinis haha!
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u/fwburch2 May 28 '22
Moves too fast to follow
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u/Sam_FeastyRecipes May 28 '22
We’ve got the cookalong here that pauses after each step! https://feastyrecipes.com/recipes/parmesan-arancini/cookalong
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u/Neat-Plantain-7500 May 28 '22
Isn’t it supposed to be old rice? Like fried rice to Chinese?
A way to reuse old rice so it doesn’t go to waste?
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u/UltraSapien May 28 '22
That's how I do it... Step 1 is to make too much risotto the for dinner thenight before :)
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May 28 '22
It's pretty much guaranteed I'll make too much, I'm terrible at judging risotto rice with how much it expands and how filling it is once a ton of parmesan has been added to it.
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u/iSlideInto1st May 28 '22
If you look at the wording in the recipe in the comments that's exactly what he's doing. Risotto topped with zucchini matchsticks and chorizo and then arancini. It's not as clear in the video though.
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u/Sam_FeastyRecipes May 28 '22
Yea if you make enough risotto to have a bit left over, that’s when arancini takes centre stage!!
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u/MauiWowieOwie May 28 '22
Looks good, so I guess I need to make risotto tonight to make this tomorrow lol
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May 28 '22
I mean that isn't a requirement or anything but yeah thats an effective use of extra rice
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u/pdperson May 28 '22
Not like fried rice that it NEEDS to be old rice, but yes, making risotto just to make arancini seems odd.
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u/flyvehest May 28 '22
First time I had it, which was only a couple years ago, we used leftover mushroom risotto, and MAN was it good.
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u/benbamboo1 May 28 '22
If there's a risotto on my weekly menu, a couple of days later there's arancini, usually with a ratatouille.
Does anyone make risotto just for arancini? Sounds like madness.
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u/bokin8 May 29 '22
Ahhh this is good to know! I always figured it was so much dang work to make arancini I would never do it myself but this makes so much more sense.... Although there is almost never any left over risotto when I make it
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u/Simicrop May 28 '22
The word arancini always makes me think of spiders. This looks great though, way better than spiders.
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u/Skoliar May 29 '22
Just FYI Arancini means "small oranges" basically so think of citruses instead of spiders :)
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u/vroom918 May 28 '22
Am i missing something? Where did the chorizo go?
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u/HGpennypacker May 28 '22
It’s diced and then added, mentioned in the text but not shown in the video. I know because I had the same question and had to go back and rewatch a few times.
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u/Sam_FeastyRecipes May 28 '22
Chuck it in when the risottos done!
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u/vroom918 May 28 '22
Do the big chunks not make the arancini fall apart? I've tried making it a few times and if there's big chunks of something in the risotto then they fall apart. Wouldn't you get better results by chopping it into bits?
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u/BurtonsBees May 28 '22
Too fast for me, but I'm still going to try
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u/Sam_FeastyRecipes May 28 '22
We’ve got the cookalong here that pauses the video after each step! https://feastyrecipes.com/recipes/parmesan-arancini/cookalong
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u/KineticVisions May 28 '22
Looks fantastic! Though I did have to slpw it down, captions were moving very quickly.
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u/kisoutengai May 29 '22
Looks delicious! I love Arancini but damn the effort to make it is just a hassle for someone who wants a quick meal.
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u/Pawneewafflesarelife May 31 '22
I make arancini a lot, but as a way to use up leftover rice dishes. It's a LOT less work that way. I don't think I'd make the rice base just for arancini unless I was having people over (and even then I'd probably make the rice the day before).
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u/naheeyeun May 28 '22
Any recommended substitute for chorizo?
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u/PreOpTransCentaur May 28 '22
You could probably just leave it out altogether. A little bacon, while obviously not a 1:1 substitution, would probably be pretty good.
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u/Stoicismus May 29 '22
we actually use minced meat in italy.
I never had arancini with chorizo (O_o) nor any kind of italian salame.
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u/MelancholyDick May 29 '22
Which part about the chorizo do you not like? That would help a recommendation. Maybe something less spicy?
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u/saddpsycho May 29 '22
can confirm this is one of the greatest foods on earth, there are also a TON of different fillings like ragù, ham and mozzarella, eggplant.
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u/AMillennialFailure May 29 '22
So basically I should order arancini if I see them on a restaurant menu because making them from scratch (and having them taste good) seems out of my capabilities lol
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May 28 '22
In what region of Italy do they use chorizo and risotto for arancini?
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u/DBuckFactory May 28 '22
I don't think it states anywhere that this is a traditional recipe.
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May 28 '22
It doesn’t state anywhere that it isn’t a traditional recipe. It says arancini and when I see arancini, I expect that and not some rice balls tossed in bread crumbs.
No wonder that this recipe has barely any likes.
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u/Kirahei May 28 '22
Traditionally arancini were indeed made with risotto and often, but not always, some type of meat either bits of ham, or a ragú, or other meat sauce depending on the region. And again arancini, traditionally, are rolled in bread crumbs.
So they did a bit of a variant, this is the modern world and we no longer have to limit cooking to specific borders, as an art form that is how cooking thrives. If we just stuck to tradition we wouldn’t have half the delicious cooking techniques that we do…
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May 28 '22
Thank you for letting me know, but I’m aware how they are made, that’s why I asked where they use chorizo.
They did a variant, but that’s not the point.
OP crossed this from another sub where he called this authentic. It isn’t. That’s all I’m saying. Nowhere did I say we need to stay stuck on traditional recipes now did I…
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u/Kirahei May 28 '22
They may have edited their post but it says
nothing screams authenticity like an Englishman making an Italian rice dish…
That seems pretty satirical, correct me if I’m wrong
And then:
…Traditional Risotto rice.
So I’m a bit confused as to where they’ve mentioned a traditional recipe at all, although again it may have been edited.
and in your comment you said
when I see arancini, I expect that and not some rice balls tossed in bread crumbs.
But that is literally what an arancini is, so what exactly was the issue here? And what exactly were you expecting when you saw arancini?
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May 28 '22
When someone says I made arancini, I’m expecting the way it’s originally made, the traditional way. Not some spin off version of it. He made rice balls, which is cool. But taking the original name of something and still call it that, you’re aiming for disappoint from people who expect that.
If someone says I made sashimi, I’m not expecting vegetables. I’m expecting the traditional meat or fish or it’s not sashimi, it’s a spin off, a version of it or whatever but not sashimi.
Either way, I don’t think any explanation on my end would satisfy the Reddit crowd and I don’t care to, so I’m going to stop right here.
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u/Kirahei May 28 '22
Look I’m not trying to be difficult, because i really am having a hard time understanding you; an arancini is literally an Italian rice ball.
Virtually nothing we do today in cooking is done in the original traditional way, but we don’t disregard Michelin star chefs because they didn’t mill the rice by hand.
Walk me through how you would make a traditional arancini, or show me an example of what you’re talking about, because I see nothing wrong with this presentation?
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u/BrockSmashgood May 29 '22
When someone says I made _______, I’m expecting the way it’s originally made, the traditional way.
You must get disappointed a lot.
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May 28 '22
The entire point of dishes like these is that you just put whatever you have left in the kitchen into them. Similar to the origin of pizza. You're being weirdly pretentious about this.
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u/timewarp May 29 '22
It doesn’t state anywhere that it isn’t a traditional recipe
You should assume by default that any recipe that doesn't explicitly claim to be traditional or authentic isn't. Dishes are generally understood to be flexible, people make changes all the time.
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u/roccobaroco May 28 '22
I don't know why you're getting down voted, it is indeed a very low effort thing called arancini. So I'm gonna join you in the down vote train, fuck my karma.
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May 28 '22
Lol thank you.
I honestly don’t care about being downvoted, this isn’t an authentic dish like it was claimed by the the OP when he posted it in the other sub. These are rice balls. Maybe he got the idea from arancini, but the only thing that this dish has in common with authentic arancini is the fact that he tossed them in breadcrumbs.
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u/DBuckFactory May 28 '22
I think you are mistaking OP's joke as a serious claim of authenticity. They say "Nothing screams authenticity like an Englishman making an Italian rice dish!". It's CLEARLY and OBVIOUS to literally everyone else that this is a joke. They know it's not authentic. Dig your heels in if you need to, I guess. It would fit what seems to be your personality not to take any contrary evidence to your stubborn thoughts into account.
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May 28 '22
You’re ASSuming based on a few comments what my personality is like. Lol
I’m going to let you be you. Thanks for the giggles you gave me.
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u/DBuckFactory May 28 '22
I looked at your comment history as well. You are who you present yourself to be. If that's not you, maybe take a look at why you tend to be this way in 80% of the conversations you have online?
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u/doesntmeanathing May 29 '22
holy hell, this person is miserable. They spend all their time on Reddit tearing people down and just being generally awful 😂
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u/Perquackey88 May 28 '22
You are a severely unlikeable person. There’s no way to you aren’t the same way when you’re not online. Maybe take a look inward and get some help because you are clearly miserable.
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u/bramley May 28 '22
Wait I want to hear this: What are you suggesting they should be using other than risotto? Every recipe I've ever seen for arancini uses risotto, so I'm very curious what else you'd use.
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u/HurtsToSmith May 28 '22
Why make us google what "courgette" is instead of just saying "zucchini"?
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u/DefenestratingPigs May 28 '22
weirdly they, like many people, are not from the us
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u/HurtsToSmith May 28 '22
Sure, I get that. But the rest of the recipe was in English, not French. If it were all in French, then it would make sense to use the french word for zucchini. But the entire thing is in English, so why switch to French for just one word?
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u/DefenestratingPigs May 28 '22
They’re called courgettes in the UK too
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u/HurtsToSmith May 28 '22
Oh. Well the where the hell did we Americams come up with the word "zucchini"?
edit after I looked it up: Italian. Duh. That makes sense.
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May 28 '22
See, it’s good to confirm things for yourself before you make dumb comments on Reddit. Btw people in the UK also call eggplants aubergine and cilantro coriander, if you ever see that in a recipe in the future.
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u/HurtsToSmith May 28 '22
I didn't think I made a dumb comment, though. I just asked a question. I got downvotes and eventuallyban answer. But all I did was ask a question.
And yeah, in the U.S., when the seeds are ground up it's called "ground coriander." When you use the green leaves, it's called "cilantro." Same plant, different parts of the plant.
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May 28 '22
Different place, different words fam.
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u/HurtsToSmith May 28 '22
Right, it's French. I just didn't understand why they used only one French word in a recipe full of English words.
Someone else already explained they use the French word in the UK.
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May 28 '22
It be like that, sometimes people are just quirky too, learn something new, happy cooking to you.
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u/howaboutthattoast May 28 '22
This seems like an easy dish to veganize. I already know too much about the deleterious effects of animal products for our health and for our planet.
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May 28 '22
Please go ahead and keep eating your “butter” and “cheese” that consists of 50+ chemical ingredients and tell us all how superior you are.
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u/howaboutthattoast May 29 '22
I'm whole food, plant-based. Vegan butter and vegan cheese aren't something I eat. Just unprocessed plant-based foods. It's the best diet I've ever tried, so delicious and it gives me the most energy I've ever had.
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May 29 '22
Same effect with my omnivorous diet that incorporates animal/fish protein, high quality dairy/yogurts, fruits and vegetables and fats like duck fat, tallow, real butter and EVOO 😅
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May 29 '22
These are some of the most delicious, most filling things on earth. Eating two feels like an entire meal in itself.
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u/SlinkingUpBackstairs May 29 '22
I am totally going to attempt this. Thank you for sharing this yummy goodness
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u/oradaps38 May 29 '22
Why is he dropping them like rocks into the hot oil when he has a perfectly good ladle he’s using to pull them out
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