Rice Balls

Total Time: 1 hr 34 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups rice (uncooked )
• 5 eggs
• 4 tablespoons margarine
• 1 cup asiago cheese (grated )
• 2 cups italian seasoned breadcrumbs
• 3 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 1 lb ground beef (cooked )
• 3 cooked peas, per ball
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook rice as per the box directions, add margarine,stir.
• 2 let cool before adding 3 eggs and all the cheese, mix completely.
• 3 place in fridge overnight or at least 4 hours.
• 4 dust hand with bread crumbs and scoop out a hamburger sized portion of the rice mixture and press flat, with your thumb make a impression in the rice,take a teaspoon of the meat and place it in the hole along with 3 peas.
• 5 form into a ball about the size of a baseball,tightly packed. roll in 2 eggs that been beaten well and roll in bread crumbs until completley covered. squeeze tightly, let rest about 10 minute heat oil to 350' and fry until golden. about 4-5 minute.