Supplì al Telefono

Name: Supplì al Telefono
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 12 portions
Cuisine: Roman
Ingredients: 400 g · 2 cups Carnaroli or Arborio rice; 500 ml · 2 cups tomato passata; 1 l · 4 cups meat or vegetable broth; 60 g · ½ onion onion, finely chopped; 30 g · 2 tbsp butter; 60 g · ½ cup Parmigiano or Pecorino, grated; 200 g · 7 oz mozzarella, cubed, dried; 150 g · 3 eggs eggs, for breading; 200 g · 2 cups breadcrumbs; 1½ l · 6 cups seed oil for frying

🍽 Serves 12⏱ Prep 60 min🔥 Cook 40 min⏳ Rest 120 min🌍 Roman

Roman fried rice croquettes of tomato risotto with a mozzarella heart that stretches like a telephone cord.

📍 Lazio · Rome · Italy

The story of the dish

Supplì are Roman street food sold in pizzerias since the 19th century, the Roman cousin of Sicilian arancini.

The name: Supplì comes from the French surprise; 'al telefono' for the mozzarella strings like a phone cord.

Ingredients

Ingredient	EUg · ml	UScups · spoons
Carnaroli or Arborio rice	≈ 400 g	≈ 2 cups
tomato passata	≈ 500 ml	≈ 2 cups
meat or vegetable broth	≈ 1 l	≈ 4 cups
onion finely chopped	≈ 60 g	≈ ½ onion
butter	≈ 30 g	≈ 2 tbsp
Parmigiano or Pecorino grated	≈ 60 g	≈ ½ cup
mozzarella cubed, dried	≈ 200 g	≈ 7 oz
eggs for breading	≈ 150 g	≈ 3 eggs
breadcrumbs	≈ 200 g	≈ 2 cups
seed oil for frying	≈ 1½ l	≈ 6 cups

≈ amount suggested from similar recipes

Tools & equipment

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Also used: wide pan · deep fryer · baking tray · slotted spoon

Method

Make a tomato risotto: sweat the onion in butter, toast the rice, add passata and broth gradually until cooked.
Finish (mantecatura) with butter and cheese, then spread on a tray and cool completely.
Take a handful of rice, put a cube of mozzarella in the centre and shape an oval croquette.
Dip in beaten egg and breadcrumbs.
Fry at 175°C (345°F) until deep golden.
Serve hot and pull apart to see the 'telephone cord'.

🌡️ Oil 175°C (345°F)

👨‍🍳 Chef’s tips

Use well-dried mozzarella so it stretches instead of leaking.

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Nutrition per portion estimate · 1 of 12

330kcal

11 gprotein

40 gcarbs

14 gfat

Allergens

GlutenEggsMilk

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