Monday 20 October 2014

Rissoles!

Hello again
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Today has been a "leftover" day.
We had roast lamb yesterday. I always cook extra vegetables, but this time there was a little lamb left over too. I put some slices in the freezer with the leftover gravy to have another day with vegetables. The rest I pared off the bones. This yielded 8 ounces of meat. I minced this with an onion, a carrot , a thin slice of squash, some mushrooms and a clove of garlic. I then cleaned the mincer out with a crust of bread and added this, a spoonful of chutney, some chopped parsley and half an egg to the mix. I rolled the mix in seasoned flour and voila! Rissoles.


 I served these up with bubble and squeak - leftover potatoes and cabbage from yesterday and a couple of scallions from the bunch my friend gave me - Marmande tomatoes from the greenhouse and some of the mushrooms picked by my daughter and granddaughter
 I wonder why we don't have these more often as they were very tasty and can be made with whatever cold meat you have to hand. When I was little we had them often.

In case you think that this frugal( tight?) woman is going to waste half an egg. I haven't. I have mixed this with some milk  and will use it tomorrow when I make some fish cougons.

 We have just got back from a talk about William Jessop, Engineer. at our Canal Society and very interesting it was too.
 Hot milk and to bed methinks
Gillx



10 comments:

  1. Leftovers are rare in this house; I'm a pig. I love Bubble and Squeak; my problem is I often have leftover Bubble, but no Squeak.

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    1. Isn't squeakless bubble fried potato? I often cook more on purpose. I then serve directly onto D's plate or he just keeps helping himself from the serving dish, scuppering my leftover plans

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  2. We love rissoles, good thrifty comfort food. I sometimes make bubble and squeak type rissoles with any left over veg and mash, good with sausages :-)

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    1. So I am not the only one that makes them! Yes bubble is good with sausage and brown sauce.

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  3. My mother used tp make rissoles and they were delicious. I always think that mince made from pre-roasted meat tastes so superior. That plate looks very appetising.

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    1. An extra dimension when using roasted meat. I know people who cook mince in their slow cooker without browning it first. They too can't appreciate that extra flavour. The plate in the pic is D's (i'm not a fan on mushrooms as a veg)

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  4. And Rissoles to You Too!
    ( they do look good)

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    1. I bet my daughter that you would get it and respond!
      Glad C. is on the mend

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  5. I love fried leftovers. I sometimes cook loads more so we can have it or I can make fishcakes with the left over mash potato. I do the same with jacket potato, sliced up and fried they're amazing.
    you're meal looks like a proper good tea!

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  6. yum! This is my first visit here and I have been reading and reading, lol, its so nice to meet you., best wishes from canada,

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