“When life throws you risotto, make Arancini!”- Adam Roberts
~ Introducing the new Arancini Maker Moulds ~
Pyramid shaped arancini maker mould
~ Simple Arancini Recipe ~
Ingredients
RISOTTO:
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 cups (15 oz) arborio rice or long grain rice
- 4 oz white wine
- approximately 30 oz chicken stock
- salt
- 1 egg
FILLING:
- mozzarella or pecorino cheese cut into 1/2″ to 3/4″ cubes
- bolognese sauce (optional)
- cooked peas (optional)
COATING:
- all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs, beaten
- breadcrumbs
Method
To make the risotto, add the rice to the heated oil in a large saute pan, stirring quickly for one or two minutes to coat the rice in oil. Stir in the white wine until evaporated. With the heat on medium high, begin adding the chicken stock a little at a time, stirring continiously, until all the stock is finished and the rice is cooked (al dente). Add salt to taste. Remove from heat and set aside to cool. Flatten out on a large plate to cool.
Then add an egg to the risotto and mix in. Leave in the fridge for a couple of hours to cool, or even overnight.
To make the arancini, follow the process as shown in the You Tube clip using your Arancini Mould. Fill with mould with rice, bolognese sauce, cheese and more rice to finish.
To coat the arancini, remove the arancini from the moulds. Roll in flour and then roll them in the beaten egg and then roll in breadcrumbs. Optional to add Parmesan cheese to the breadcrumbs.
To cook the arancini, heat the oil in a deep fryer or pan until hot. Add the arancini, turning quickly until brown all over. The arancini will cook quickly.
To serve the arancini, reheat them in the oven on baking paper for 5 to 10 minutes at 180°C.
Enjoy!
~ Società Isole Eolie, Cultural Cooking Demonstration ~
I would like to thank the Societa`Isole Eolie Club in Melbourne for inviting us to join them for their 2015 Cultural Cooking demonstration on the 12th July, 2015. We all had a great day, with Frank thoroughly enjoying himself (and all the attention) for the salami making demonstration. We learnt heaps during Letizia's tuma and ricotta cheese making demonstration and can't wait to try out Guilia's recipe for conciglie ripieni. We met heaps of new people and would like to welcome all the new subscribers from the event to our newsletter/blog. We look forward to keeping you all up to date with news from the Home Make It team, new events, recipes, products, courses and more.
Congratulations to Francis Maurici, who won the raffle for our Sausage & Salami Making Equipment Kit and the Hot Italian Recipe Kit. Congratulations to Tina Zampaglione, winner of our Stainless Steel Table BBQ.
~ Cade's Home Brew News ~
Hi Brewers,
This week we had a special brew session at our Clayton store using our bespoke 100L Italian nano brew system. I enlisted the assistance of Justin, Shannon and Mattias from the Merri Mashers Brew Club to put the nano brew system through its paces. We tested it out with a HUGE beer and Gladfield malt helped us out with some malts to put together the Baltic Porter recipe designed by Justin. If all goes to plan it will weigh in at a whopping 8.5%!
After much milling, mashing, sparging and some good old fashioned home brew Macguyver improvisation we hit all our targets, then divided the wort into four and each took some home to continue the brewing process. We will all use different hops and yeast to see how we can all make a personal variation on the same beer. We will be fermenting one in each of the Home Make It stores also. I can’t wait for the tasting session!
Justin, Shannon and Mattias from the Merri Mashers Brew Club
We are also heading towards our Intro to All Grain Brewing courses in August. We will be doing one at our Reservoir store on August 15th and our Clayton store on August 22nd. So if you’re interested in stepping up to all grain brewing, come along and learn how to get started. Call us in-store or book online to reserve your spot. Limited places, so get in quick. Should be loads of fun!
On a stock front, we still have really good stocks over all brewing areas. White Labs liquid yeast are sitting fresh in our fridges alongside our extensive hops range. Our grain shelves are full; from small bags of speciality grains up to our 25kg full sacks of base grain. Don’t forget we stock the shiny SS Brewtech range also. These boil kettles and brew bucket fermenters make the brew day a lot easier.
Come along and see me at Top Shelf: Boutique Drinks Festival coming up on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th of August. Catch me in the Tasting Den on the Saturday at 1pm, doing an Introduction to Home Brew presentation. Get your tickets to the Top Shelf Festival online.
Happy brewing!
~ Food & Beverage Courses ~
We have now released new dates for our Sausage Making Courses at both our Reservoir and Clayton stores. James Mele will teach you everything you need to know to make fresh, tasty, healthy sausages all year round. Book ONLINE.
Cade will be launching his very own Introduction to All Grain Home Brewing Course in August at both the Reservoir and Clayton stores. Learn all about equipment needed, grains, hops, yeast, how to mill, mash and all maturation/fermentation and bottling techniques to make your favourite styles of grain beers. Book ONLINE.
~ Rose Creek Estate - Open Garden on Sunday 30th August ~
Come and see Home Make It at the Rose Creek Estate Open Garden on Sunday 30th August, 2015 between 11am and 5.00pm. Rose Creek Estate has been described as "Tuscany in East Keilor". It's a vineyard and olive grove right in the heart of East Keilor (2 Craig Street, East Keilor). There will be food, pizza, music and dancing. Join Tony and Lina Siciliano for a tour of the extensive gardens and vineyard along with a trek along the olive groves. Shop and eat until your hearts content!
Entry: $5.00 per person. All proceeds from Rose Creek Open Garden are being donated to the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation, supporting pleasurable food education.
Click on our sale banner above for this week's specials. Included in this week's specials are 30% off selected salumi casings and netting and 40% off Elegen Vacuum Sealing Machings.
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I think we'll have to get in touch with Nonna Poala to promote our arancini moulds. I was so sure I would find a You Tube clip with Nonna making arancini. Maybe next week :) I did find a great video clip of Nonna Poala preparing her olives and I was convinced that we were going to get an education on preserving olives, however it was sadly high-jacked by her son Greg wanting her to try the new Cadbury Vegemite chocolate. Enjoy!
Have a great weekend :)
