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We love new ways to use up leftovers, and fortunately for us, Stanley Tucci just shared his favorite way to jazz up his leftover risotto.
The actor-turned-food enthusiast spilledon his Instagramhis go-to method for enjoying risotto after its prime: frying the rice dish into small cakes.
“I made risotto the other night, which I didn’t eat, so I turned it into risotto cakes,” Tucci explained.
Here’s how to make Tucci’s risotto cakes—as well as the best way to make the main course a bit healthier.
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“What I’ve done, this is what it looks like, I put some breadcrumbs in, two eggs, mixed it all up, little extra cheese, little extra salt, put into some homemade breadcrumbs mixed with some panko breadcrumbs,” Tucci explained while showing the prepared leftover risotto mixture in a bowl. “And then I roll it and I bread it.”
“I cook it in regular olive oil—not extra-virgin olive oil—and vegetable oil, mixed. And this is what they come out looking like,” Tucci said, holding the perfectly fried risotto cake in his hand. “They’re really, really, really good.”
We believe him: they look golden and delicious! Instead of pan-frying the cakes, we think adding the cakesto an air fryerwill give that satisfying crunch without the oil. Plus, we love recipes like ourAir-Fryer Crab CakesandAir-Fryer Potato Cakes, so air-fryer risotto cakes are bound to be incredible.
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