Ingredients
1 package of saffron
2 cups of rice
4 cups of water
(with 1 tablespoon of chicken bouillon
added to it)
4 eggs beaten
1\2 cup of grated Romano cheese
1\4 cup of peas
1\2 cup of tomato sauce (recipe follows)
1\2 pound of mozzarella cheese cut into cubes
1\2 pounds of ground sirloin
2 cups of plain breadcrumbs
ground pepper
1 tablespoon butter, Oil for frying
Directions
Cook rice in water mixed with chicken bouillon and 1 tablespoon of butter and 1
package of saffron. Fluff with fork and cool. Add ½ cup of grated cheese. Sauté ground
sirloin; crumbling as you cook it. Add ground sirloin; 1\2 cup of sauce, and 1\4 cup of
peas together. Add 2 beaten eggs to rice mixture. Form rice into balls and make a hole in
to the middle, add ground sirloin mixture and 1 piece of mozzarella cheese. Close rice
ball making sure to cover all the ground sirloin mixture. After making several rice balls,
dip each ball into beaten egg and than into plain breadcrumbs Heat enough oil to cover
rice ball completely and fry to golden brown. Drain on paper towels and serve with
tomato sauce.
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