Step by step
Cook the rice in a pot with a little tomato passata to give a reddish colour. Steam the rice as they do for sushi.
Tips
The original recipe for rice balls used ‘caciocavallo’ cheese; alternatively, however, you could use provolone cheese instead of mozzarella.
Trivia
Arancini rice balls, made famous by their representation in a large number of works of art, are a specialty that belongs to the Sicilian culinary tradition.