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Spanish-Style Rice Fritters

Spanish-Style Rice Fritters

Course Appetizer
Cuisine Spanish
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 418 kcal
Author Albert Bevia @ Spain on a Fork

Ingredients

FOR THE RICE FRITTERS

  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour 60 grams
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/3 cup club soda 90 ml
  • 1 small onion finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 small carrot
  • 2 tbsp chopped parsley 8 grams
  • 1/2 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika 1.25 grams
  • 1 cup leftover cooked white rice 190 grams
  • 1/2 cup grated cheese 60 grams
  • sea salt & black pepper

FOR THE AIOLI

  • 2 cloves garlic roughly chopped
  • 1/4 tsp saffron threads .17 grams
  • 1/2 cup low fat mayonnaise 120 grams
  • 1 tsp lemon juice 5 ml
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 15 ml
  • sea salt & black pepper

EXTRAS

  • 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil 90 ml
  • fresh parsley

Instructions

TO MAKE THE RICE FRITTERS

  1. Add the flour into a large bowl and make a well in the middle, crack in the egg and whisk the egg, then add in the club soda and whisk everything together until you get a creamy batter, then add in the onion finely chopped, finely grate in the garlic, finely grate in the carrot (peeled), add in the chopped parsley, sweet smoked Spanish paprika and season with sea salt & black pepper, mix together

  2. Add in the cooked rice and grated cheese, give it one final mix until well mixed together

  3. Heat a large fry pan with a medium heat and add in the olive oil

  4. After a couple of minutes start adding in spoonfuls of the batter, all evenly spaced out and in a single layer, cook in batches, fry the fritters for 3 minutes per side or until golden fried, as you finish each batch, transfer the fritters into a dish with paper towels

TO MAKE THE AIOLI

  1. Add in the cloves of garlic roughly chopped into a mortar, along with the saffron and a pinch of sea salt, using a pestle pound down on the ingredients until you get a paste-like texture, then add in the mayonnaise, lemon juice, olive oil and season with sea salt & black pepper, whisk together until you get a creamy texture

TO ASSEMBLE

  1. Transfer the aioli into a small bowl and place over a serving dish, decorate the fritters around it and garnish with fresh parsley, enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Get the Saffron and Spanish Paprika I used to make this Recipe

Nutrition Facts
Spanish-Style Rice Fritters
Amount Per Serving
Calories 418 Calories from Fat 270
% Daily Value*
Fat 30g46%
Saturated Fat 6g38%
Trans Fat 0.02g
Polyunsaturated Fat 6g
Monounsaturated Fat 15g
Cholesterol 65mg22%
Sodium 358mg16%
Potassium 161mg5%
Carbohydrates 30g10%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 8g16%
Vitamin A 2609IU52%
Vitamin C 6mg7%
Calcium 132mg13%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.