Step by step

Put a teaspoon of the filling into the centre of the rice, in the palm of your hand

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.