Italian fried potato balls?

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Many years ago, a local in Palermo took me out to eat. One of the things I remember seemed to be balls/dumplings about 1.5"-2" across, made out of mashed or shredded potatoes, and with the inside stuffed with peas or peas in some creamy sauce. These were then deep-fried, maybe after rolling in breadcrumbs or something. Does anyone know what these are, how to make them?

martox45 · Accepted Answer

I feel yr memory is slightly failing at years distance...!!
I guess what you've had in Palermo was "Arancini" and they're made out of rice and not of potatoes...!!
Here's a link for the traditional preparation (it takes 2 days..!!)
http://fxcuisine.com/default.asp?Display=9
but I suggest you to check and pick from below simplier recipes:
http://italianfood.about.com/od/fritterssnacks/a/blr0030.htm
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Arancini/Detail.aspx
http://www.colavita.com/recipesarchive/recipe.cfm?id=212

Enjoy them...!!
Ciao

Anonymous · Answer

i know cazzilli -- for lack of a better description it is very similar -- fried balls and croquettes are popular all over italy and some have made it stateside (like suppli al telefono -- telephone lines because the mozz pulls out like telephone lines) but most haven't,

heres a basic recipe for cazzilli from foodnetwork.com -- 

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_24328,00.html?rsrc=search

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Italian fried potato balls?

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