risole

[goldilocks24]

does anyone know what a risole is or if they even exist? a friend was talking about them and i am not sure if he is winding me up?

[Ed Strong]

gl24, there are such things as rissoles. They were more common in the days when people made the Sunday joint last all week ie roast on Sunday; cold on Monday; minced into cottage pie on Tuesday etc. By the end of the week leftover meat was usually minced and mixed with onion, breadcrumbs and seasoning, shaped into inch-sized rounds (rather like a smaller, fatter beefburger) and fried. In other words - a flattened meatball!!

[Ed Strong]

I meant inch-thick, not inch-sized. Doh!!

[Catso]

When I was young, the round orange things now called fishcakes were called rissoles. Fishcakes were a layer of solid fish between 2 slices of potato, deep fried in batter.

[Ethel]

http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/rissoles,15 77,RC.html


Rissoles can also be made from potatoes:

http://thefoody.com/mrsbvegetable/potatorissol es.html

[Kim A]

I made some only last night - 11oz cold cooked minced (in processor, not too finely) leftover lamb from a roasted shoulder joint, a couple of tablespoons of leftover gravy, 8oz mashed potato (no butter or milk, just plain), a chopped spring onion, a good tablespoon of fresh chopped thyme and half an egg, beaten. Made into flattish patties, about the size of a burger and about half an inch thick, dusted with flour and chilled for about an hour. fried in sunflower oil until really dark and crispy on the outside, eaten with great pleasure on the patio in the sunshine! This is my Nan's recipe, but you're welcome to it if you want to try making them yourself. Enjoy!

[nickmo]

Next thing you know we'll be thinking of faggotts - in gravy....

[Kim A]

Oh, Nickmo - you're a man after my own heart! Bless the butchers who still make them...........................

[beejaybee]

You can get risoles in almost every chip shop in Wales & have been able to as far back as I can remember. You can also but them in some supermarkets, but again I think they`re a regonal thing. Cornedbeef ones are lovely. As a matter of interest, can you still get savoury ducks up North??

[beejaybee]

Can I just add that all the risoles I`ve ever seen are round & coated in breadcrumbs, and about the size of a snookerball or evena bit bigger(if you`re lucky)