Bolinhos de Arroz

A sad little plate of cold, uneaten rice was sitting on the kitchen counter when Samir saw it.  “My mom would use leftover rice for bolinhos de arroz!” said the bear.  “Can you make them?” he pleaded, his eyes glistening with tears.  “How can I make something which I don’t even know?” I snarled.  “Uhm, you just mix this rice with eggs… I think” he said thoughtfully.  “Oh, just go look for it on the Internet!” I growled, wiping my hands on my pajamas.  I was feeling grumpy that morning because I hadn’t eaten and was overwhelmed by the amount of food I was planning to make. Silly me.  Anyway, Bolinhos de Arroz or Little Rice Balls were wonderful.  Being Asian, cold rice meant only one thing for me; fried rice.  Bolinhos de Arroz, a Brazilian dish was something new, and I’m sure you’d them love too!

bolinhos de arroz, perfect for leftover rice!

BOLINHOS DE ARROZ

Ingredients:

1 cup leftover rice

2 eggs

1 small chopped onion

chopped parsley (I used the dried kind though)

1 cup of flour

1 tbsp cornstarch

salt and pepper to taste

grated parmesan cheese (just if you have any)

2 cups of cooking oil for deep frying

Procedure:

1.  Heat the oil in the pan.

2.  Meanwhile, mix the rice, eggs, onion, parsley, constarch, salt, pepper and parmesan cheese together.  Slowly add in the flour until the mixture turns into a gooey, doughey consistency.

2.  Using a spoon, drop balls of rice into the hot oil.  Once golden brown, drain on paper towel and set aside.

3. Enjoy your bolinhos de arroz! I think they go well with ketchup. Hehehe

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