How To Reheat A Rice Ball

Rice makes a crunchy fried coating for cheese-filled arancini.

Image Credit: luiginophoto/iStock/Getty Images Arancini, or fried rice balls, are small, round balls of cheese coated with cooked rice and then deep-fried. Ricotta cheese is sometimes used for the filling, as are parmesan and reggiano. One form of arancini places meat in the center of the cheese filling. Their round shape and golden color give them their name, which means “little oranges.” Italian rice balls can be made ahead and frozen or purchased pre-cooked and frozen. It’s not difficult to reheat rice balls, and you don’t have to add fat by re-frying them to get them crisp.

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Step 1

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Step 2

Spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.

Step 3

Place the rice ball on the oiled baking sheet.

Step 4

Bake the rice ball for 20 to 25 minutes if it is not frozen and for 40 to 45 minutes if it is.

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Step 5

The rice ball is done when it is crisp on the outside, and cutting it open shows that the center is hot throughout.

Things You'll Need

Baking sheet Nonstick cooking spray Tip Serve arancini with marinara sauce for dipping. Warning Do not microwave arancini because the filling can explode out through the rice crust if it gets too hot.

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  references & resources
  
      "Food and Wine"; Ricotta-Stuffed Arancini; Palma D'Orazio
    
      Nick Stellino; Rice Balls with Four Cheeses; Nick Stellino
    
      FoodNetwork.com; Arancini di Riso; Giada Delaurentiis
       




  references & resources
  
      "Food and Wine"; Ricotta-Stuffed Arancini; Palma D'Orazio
    
      Nick Stellino; Rice Balls with Four Cheeses; Nick Stellino
    
      FoodNetwork.com; Arancini di Riso; Giada Delaurentiis
    




Rice makes a crunchy fried coating for cheese-filled arancini.

Image Credit: luiginophoto/iStock/Getty Images

Baking sheet
Nonstick cooking spray

Serve arancini with marinara sauce for dipping.

Do not microwave arancini because the filling can explode out through the rice crust if it gets too hot.

      "Food and Wine"; Ricotta-Stuffed Arancini; Palma D'Orazio
    
      Nick Stellino; Rice Balls with Four Cheeses; Nick Stellino
    
      FoodNetwork.com; Arancini di Riso; Giada Delaurentiis