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Cheeseball lemon rice with chilli butter

Oven-soft cheeseballs in lemony, fragrant rice, with chilli butter heat.
Golden on top, creamy inside, bright with citrus and green olive bite.
Comforting, rich, and oddly addictive—one tray, big cravings.

side dish ⏱ 45 min 620 kcal / portion 85.0 g carbs / portion (estimated) vegetarian eggmilk 🔗 Original source

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Cheeseball lemon rice with chilli butter
v3 · rb0e705f985 20260727Z1751 1 piece lemon 5 pieces spring onion 🔥 preheat oven to 200°C fan 🍳 ⏱ 1-2 min simmer water with cloves, cardamom, lemon strips, and salt 🌀 mix ricotta, feta, mozzarella, parmesan, and beaten egg 🍽 roll cheese mixture into 12 balls 🍽 scatter basmati rice in a baking tray and add green olives pour the hot aromatics water over the rice deposit cheese balls in the rice and cover tightly with foil 🔥 ⏱ 25 min bake ⏱ 10 min leave to settle covered 🍳 ⏱ 2-3 min melt butter and cook chilli flakes, Aleppo flakes, and sumac 🍳 cook spring onions for 20 seconds ⏳ stir in lemon juice and set aside uncover rice and spoon chilli butter all over before serving Cheeseball Lemon Rice 🎉 8 pieces clove 6 pieces cardamom salt to taste 400 g basmati rice 75 g green olive 125 g ricotta 150 g feta 125 g mozzarella 25 g parmesan 1 piece egg 100 g butter ½ tsp chilli flake ¾ tsp aleppo chilli flake ½ tsp sumac clove, cardamom, salt basmati rice, green olive butter, chilli flake, aleppo chilli flake, sumac lemon
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Preparation steps

  1. preheat oven to 200°C fan
  2. simmer water with cloves, cardamom, lemon strips, and salt for 1-2 minutes
  3. mix ricotta, feta, mozzarella, parmesan, and beaten egg
  4. roll cheese mixture into 12 balls
  5. scatter basmati rice in a baking tray and add green olives
  6. pour the hot aromatics water over the rice
  7. deposit cheese balls in the rice and cover tightly with foil
  8. bake for 25 minutes
  9. leave to settle covered for 10 minutes
  10. melt butter and cook chilli flakes, Aleppo flakes, and sumac for 2-3 minutes
  11. cook spring onions for 20 seconds
  12. stir in lemon juice and set aside
  13. uncover rice and spoon chilli butter all over before serving

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