Rissoles!

[Mallard]

Somebody said rissoles to me today, and I thought I haven't had any since mother used to make them circa nineteen-fifties!
I googled them and came up with various recipes including nut rissoles, which I may make this week. Anyone do rissoles?

[Annie]

Not had them since I was a nipper , Mallard , but have been known to say rissoles instead of another word that sounds very similar , in moments of stress

[Mallard]

[Annemieke]

I don't think I've had them ever, don't know actually what they are. That's being foreign for you. Can anyone recommend a nice simple recipe?

[paddy graham]

My mother used to make them on a Monday if we had had Lamb for Sunday dinner and there was enough left over.All it was is left over meat(usually Lamb) and onion minced together,rolled into balls and put in the oven to cook.

[Freeranger]

We had a version which was chopped onion, minced leftover meat of whatever kind, breadcrumbs to go further, a bit of tomato puree and worcester sauce, seasonings and an egg to bind. They're a sort of UK pre-burger-burger. Or you could put them in gravy with mash & veg of your choice.

[Essex Bird]

yes i make them, since i purchased a mincing sausage machine im mincing just about everything in sight
i use what ever is left over, sometimes coat them in breadcrumbs and deep fry yum

[Annemieke]

So what you need is a mincing machine!
But today we had something very similar (and much praised by our fussy son): buckwheat 'things'.
Leftover cooked buckwheat with chopped pickled beetroot and some greens which I've already forgotten what they were. Lots of cayenne pepper, soy sauce, fresh grated ginger, an egg, flour. Fried till they were nice and crusty. No machine!

[Maggie1]

Basically a modern burger using cooked meat from roasts etc minced, onion, egg to bind and a splash of Worcestershire sauce

[Freeranger]

Just wondering where you're from originally Annamieke, as your cuisine sounds interesting. The buckwheat rissoles sound tasty, I liked your suggestions for fishcakes, and I've been intrigued by another couple of your threads.

[Annemieke]

I'm dutch originally and tomorrow I will make hutspot! Met klapstuk!
Here comes the recipe, but I haven't tried it out yet:

hutspot met klapstuk
550g beef brisket, 1 1/2 kg carrots, 1 1/2 kg potatoes, 350g onions.
Wash brisket and put on with 750ml salted water. Cover and cook for 1 hr. Add 1½kg carrots in pieces, 1½kg quartered potatoes and 350g quartered onions and cook for 25-30 more mins. You may have to add some water, but keep it quite dry. Take out brisket and slice. Mix veg, season and put brisket on top.

But I've lived in Britain for about thirty years so only sometimes something comes up from the past. And my husband is very English and must have custard every day!

[Freeranger]

Thank you for that. I'll have to give it a try. I have other Dutch friends but hadn't spotted the culinary links. Will have to ask them for recipes.

[Annemieke]

By the way, the hutspot recipe, which I in my innocence/stupidity made for four, hardly fitted in my largest pan. Six to eight I would say!