Gorgonzola is a veined Italian blue cheese, made from unskimmed cow's and/or goat's milk. It can be buttery or firm, crumbly and quite salty, with a 'bite' from its blue veining. It has been made since the early Middle Ages, but became marbled with greenish-blue mold only in the eleventh century. It is frequently used in Italian cooking. The name comes from Gorgonzola, a small town near Milan, Italy.
- 2 cup Cooked short-grain rice
- 200 g Gorgonzola
©angiesrecipes - 2 Eggs, medium
- 1 cup Fresh bread crumbs
- Vegetable oil for deep frying
- Beat eggs lightly with chopsticks until they are just combined. Gently stir in rice until thoroughly incorporated, taking care not to mash the rice. Dice the Gorgonzola.
- Scoop up 1 soupspoon of the rice mixture, place a cube of Gorgonzola in the center and top with another spoon of rice. Form into a ball with your hands and roll them in bread crumbs. Refrigerate them for 30 minutes.
- Heat the oil in a deep pan until hot. Fry the rice balls 5 at a time, about 5 minutes until they've turn golden brown. Serve immediately on a bed of salad.
87 comments:
Whah....fabulous little rice balls, oozing with creamy cheese! Looks so fun to make and eat. Would be great for my women's parties.
you make the most outrageous food Angie.. I mean ..Just look at that!!
A brilliant use of cooked rice while luring the fans of cheese.
Look at the gooey centre!!! Another great recipe form you!
Yummy sounds delicious!!
Yum Yum Yum! How I love these! But I have never made them. Thankyou for a gorgeous recipe!
Oh, my! I'm drooling at the melting cheese within the croquettes!! They look so yummy and I bet they taste just as good, too!
WOW! This really makes me drooling. Can't take my eyes off that picture. Looks fabulous!
Wow...your pics making me drool here..superb and tempting!!
AMAZING!! I love this idea!
I think this tastes wonderful but I'm wondering.... Isn't it hard to roll the rice into a ball when its already dipped in egg???
Wow..fabulous rice croquettes...Sounds new and interesting..Yummm...
♥peachkins♥: Actually not...but you can always try covering the cheese with the rice, then soak with the egg, finally with bread crumbs.
We're on the same wavelength....just made rice balls with mozzarella centres. These look lovely........hmmmm
OMG...these boms look fantastic! Just kill me with them..... hahaha....
Fabulous recipe! I was familliar with the italians rice balls but have never seen them stuffed with gorgonzola.
J'en ai fait avec de la mozzarella mais pas avec du gorgonzola.
Ça doit être meilleur au niveau du goût.
See soon.
A mouthwatering recipe...and your pics make them even more tempting Angie:)
Fried cheese, you are so clever! This looks absolutely delicious daaahling! Have a wonderful weekend.
*kisses* HH
I really shouldn't be eating this but I am going to earmark this to try asap. What a visual treat!
That looks good. I wouldn't think of deep frying rice.
Wor, this look beautiful and I bet the taste also unforgetable!
I really love gorgonzola. This is a great appetizer or even a snack. :)
wow looks so so good
Great snack..love the gooey inside :-)
Sound interesting and can be served as delicious party snacks in the weekend.
I love gorgonzola and surely I would love to try these.
Delicious! The pictures are awesome, great presentation and love the idea of crunchy out and gooey inside.
Your rice croquettes look wonderful. I try to stay away from fried foods, but I think I'll have to make an exception here. Wow! They'd be a perfect party appetizer.
These look sinfully delicious! Beautiful photography...I can taste them through your photos!
Ahh... these look incredible! I love croquettes! I was just talking about it the other day. :)
Looks so fab! Can't wait to make those :)
Oh my god I wish i asked for a million dollars,
I had some leftover rice sitting in the fridge since two nights and I am looking for this recipe....
Gorgeous... Thanks Angie this is my treat.
all you had to say was gorgonzola and I am melting but then the pics with the ooey gooey goodness - wow!
rice balls with blue cheese... hmm.. it will be smellily interesting
You have no idea how much I love rice croquettes Angie! I never had them with blue cheese. So delicious!
Lovely pics and mouthwatering rice croquettes. They make me want to reach into the screen :-)
Hello:) , look at all that cheese oozing out yummm,
The last picture just makes me smile - that melted cheese looks gooey and delicious!
Love the ooey gooey centre! Very sinful but love it!
Look at that cheese oozing makes me feel excited
Gosh, such fabulous pics, Angie! Can feel the cheese oozing out!
I love blue cheese!!! These croquettes look fabulous. I would surely love these :-)
btw, yes paprika jelly would be the same as pepper jelly.
Oh, yum! I love the melted gorgonzola inside these!
Wow Ang, I only heard of Risotto balls until I came to New Jersey, now you have me drooling over these. I am planning a similar thing to post this Wednesday, not same ingredients, but something for our holiday.
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Hope all is well on your side of the country!
Man I am still thinking of all your goodies over here!
They are like arancini without having to make the risotto first, what a brilliant idea!
Oh my goodness! Look at all of that cheesy goodness! These look terrific!
Wah, creamy cheesy rice balls....nice!
They look so tempting..
exceelent clikc..croquettes looks absolutely delicious..yummy yumm!!
What a fun recipe! I bet these go over wonderfully at cocktail parties.
These look like a little bite of heaven.
I want to pop one of these into my mouth right now! Ooooooh, do these look sensational!
I bet the gorgonzola really gives it that kick of flavor that instantly hooks you and gets you addicted!
Goodness, I am still dreaming about this. This is truly food from heaven.
These look so tempting! The melted cheese in the center is just lovely.
Oh, Angie. These look wonderful. I simply wish I were living next door to you:) These seem like they would melt in the mouth. Yummy!
I'm hooked. These look incredible.
This is an entirely new way to do arancini. Yum!
i love gorgonzola, so i'd probably be crazy for these
Gooey gorgonzola cheese tucked in fried rice, I must try these!
Nice post wonderful i like it :) yummy hmmmmmmmm
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