Smothered Rissoles – RecipeTin Eats

July 23, 2025

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Rissoles are nice. Smothered Rissoles are AWESOME!!! Particularly when it’s mushroom gravy doing the smothering. 🙂

Mushroom Gravy Smothered Rissoles

Something smothered is an efficient factor, and as we speak we’re smothering rissoles in a mushroom gravy. Tomato sauce, step apart! I do know you’re the traditional alternative for good ole’ Aussie rissoles, however I’m sorry, you may’t full with a luscious mushroom gravy.

And if that weren’t sufficient, as we speak’s rissoles would be the softest, juiciest ones you’ve ever had in your life as a result of they’re cooked by simmering them in the gravy. Gently braising makes them far more tender than pan frying, plus there’s the additional advantage of the flavour trade that takes place: the gravy will get flavoured by the rissole juices and the rissoles take up the tasty gravy flavour.

It’s simply downright tasty, do-it-yourself consolation meals that everyone loves!

In case you’re questioning what rissoles are, they’re a nostalgic Aussie household favorite. Seasoned beef patties often made with beef (although I like rooster ones too) certain with breadcrumbs and egg then pan seared and usually served with Aussie tomato sauce (our model of ketchup).Right here’s my recipe for traditional rissoles. They’ll at all times have a spot in my coronary heart (and abdomen!), however generally it’s good to vary issues up!

For American readers on the market, they’re like Salisbury Steak, however smaller, plus we conceal veg in them.

And right here’s a pleasant shut up of the within of the rissoles – are you able to inform how comfortable and tender they’re inside??

Elements in Smothered Rissoles

Right here’s what you’ll want to make these Smothered Rissoles.

FOR THE PLUMP, JUICY RISSOLES

Grated greens and panko retains these additional comfortable and moist inside, and onion, garlic and a bit of Worcestershire sauce makes them additional tasty!

Beef mince (floor beef) – Beef is traditional although I’ve made rissoles with lamb earlier than and it’s so good! You will get lean if you’d like however fats is the place the beefy flavour is. Simply saying. 🙂 (PS If you need rooster rissoles, use this recipe – rooster wants a bit of additional flavour increase).
Onion – Grated, so it’s tremendous sufficient so we don’t need to sauté it individually beforehand (like we’d need to for diced onion). I do know grating onion may appear to be a bizarre idea but it surely’s so value it for the additional tastiness you get within the rissoles – and we’ve received the field grater out anyway for the carrot and zucchini!
Carrot and zucchini – Hidden greens of alternative. And likewise, they hold the within of the rissoles moist.

Garlic – The place there’s onion, there’s garlic! Crush it utilizing a garlic press or finely grate it.
Panko breadcrumbs – These make rissoles softer and fluffier than utilizing common breadcrumbs as a result of the items are bigger. Discover them within the Asian aisle of standard grocery shops although cheaper at Asian shops.
Dried herbs – thyme and oregano. Although, not the top of the world if you happen to don’t use them.

Worcestershire sauce – Savoury flavour. Simply 2 teaspoons. Anymore and it tastes too Worcestershire-ish (that’s a factor)!
Egg – Retains the rissoles collectively in order that they don’t collapse when cooking.

MUSHROOM GRAVY

And right here’s what you want for the gravy:

Unsalted butter – Makes a tastier gravy than utilizing oil.
Garlic and onion – For flavour, and I additionally love the feel the slippery onion slices add to the sauce.

Mushrooms – I exploit common button mushrooms however any sliceable mushrooms will work tremendous right here.
Beef not rooster inventory/broth – For gravy that’s a deep wealthy brown color as a substitute of an unimpressive pale brown color. Additionally makes the gravy flavour extra savoury than utilizing rooster inventory. I at all times use low sodium inventory so I can management the quantity of salt used.
Worcestershire sauce – For a contact of savoury flavour.

Flour – To thicken the sauce into a beautiful gravy consistency that adheres to the rissoles!

The way to make Smothered Rissoles

The important thing right here is to brown the rissoles with out cooking them via as we are going to end cooking them within the gravy because it thickens. That means, they’re at optimum juicy, tender perfection!

Grate the onion utilizing a field grater so the items are tremendous sufficient to cook dinner via with the rissoles – keep away from large chunks, make the onion as tremendous as you may. Grating is the trick! It avoids the necessity to pre-cook such as you would with chopped onion.
Combine within the remaining rissole substances. I exploit my arms to combine it effectively.

Type 12 patties (1/4 cup every), and press an indent into one facet. This stops the rissoles from doming as they cook dinner (I do know you wouldn’t flatten them with a spatula and squeeze all of the juice out!).

Calmly sear the rissoles for 1 1/2 minutes on both sides to brown them on the skin however keep away from cooking them all over, as we are going to end cooking them within the gravy for the softest, tastiest rissoles of your life! Prepare dinner in 2 batches and take away onto a plate.

PS Use a pan giant sufficient to suit all 12 rissoles in snugly. I exploit a 30cm/12″ non-stick pan.

Prepare dinner mushrooms – Give the pan a fast wipe with a paper towel to take away many of the black stuff (no should be meticulous right here). Then soften the butter, begin with the onion then add the mushrooms and cook dinner till softened (about 3 to 4 minutes). Add garlic for the final 30 seconds (if you happen to add them too quickly, they are going to burn).
Prepare dinner off flour – Scatter the flour throughout the pan (don’t dump in a single place) and stir for 1 minute to cook dinner out the flouriness. It can appear a bit of dry moderately than pasty, that’s okay, it is going to dissolve into the liquid tremendous.

Lump-free gravy – Whereas stirring, slowly pour in half the meat inventory then hold stirring till the floury combination mixes into the inventory and thickens it. Then pour in the remainder of the inventory, Worcestershire, salt and pepper and blend.

Mixing as you pour, and pouring the inventory in two elements are my little tips for lump-free gravy!
Simmer rissoles – As soon as the sauce comes as much as a simmer, gently place the rissoles in a cook dinner for five minutes till the sauce thickens into a skinny gravy and the rissoles end cooking via. Stir gently to verify the bottom doesn’t catch.

Purpose thickness – Goal for the gravy to be thinner than you want, as a result of it is going to thicken shortly because it cools which can occur as you serve it, get the plate to the desk and yell for everybody to hurry up, get to the desk, it’s time to eat!

Serve over a starchy car of alternative – mashed potato, plain rice or improve to Garlic Butter Rice For those who’re doing the low carb factor, Cauliflower Mash is definitely very good (I do know, you’re doubtful, I used to be doubtful too however I’ve been transformed).

As for greens, it’s pictured with steamed broccolini tossed in a vinaigrette, not as a result of I used to be making an attempt so as to add a little bit of European aptitude to this good ole’ Aussie honest however as a result of it’s the dressing of the week. Listed below are the eight I rotate between as my standby dressings, all of them final two to a few weeks in order that they’re useful to have within the fridge, able to seize when wanted.

Use for leafy greens, any uncooked chopped salads and in addition for cooked greens – makes any boring steamed inexperienced a lot extra attention-grabbing! – Nagi x

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