Description
Juicy beef and vegetable rissoles cooked until golden and then smothered in savory mushroom gravy—served over creamy mashed potato for comforting, homestyle satisfaction.
Ingredients
Rissoles: ½ large onion (grated), ½ cup panko breadcrumbs, 500 g ground beef, 1 small zucchini (grated), 1 small carrot (grated), 1 large egg, 1 garlic clove (crushed), ½ tsp dried thyme (optional), ½ tsp dried oregano (optional), ¼ tsp black pepper, ¾ tsp kosher or cooking salt, 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Cooking: 2 Tbsp olive oil (divided)
Mushroom Gravy: 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, ½ onion (sliced), 2 garlic cloves (chopped), 200 g mushrooms (sliced), 3½ Tbsp all-purpose flour, 2 cups beef stock, ¼ tsp salt, ¼ tsp black pepper, 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
To serve: Mashed potato or preferred base, chopped parsley (optional garnish)
Instructions
- Make rissoles: Mix grated onion with breadcrumbs. Add beef, zucchini, carrot, egg, garlic, herbs, spices, and Worcestershire; combine by hand. Form into 12 patties and indent each.
- Brown rissoles: Heat 1 Tbsp oil over medium-high. Brown half patties ~1½ min per side; repeat with remaining oil and patties. Transfer to plate.
- Prepare gravy: Clean pan lightly. Melt butter over medium heat; cook sliced onion ~1 min then mushrooms ~3–4 min. Stir in garlic. Sprinkle flour, stir ~1 min.
- Finish gravy: Gradually stir in beef stock, then add Worcestershire, salt, and pepper. Simmer until smooth.
- Simmer rissoles: Nestle browned patties into gravy. Simmer ~4–5 min until sauce thickens and patties are heated through.
- Serve: Serve rissoles and gravy over mashed potato. Garnish with parsley if you like.
Notes
- Panko keeps rissoles light; regular breadcrumbs work if needed.
- Indenting patties helps them stay flat while cooking.
- Mushrooms boost umami—omit for onion-only gravy if preferred.
- Freeze rissoles in gravy for up to 3 months; rewarm gently.
- Serve over mashed potato, polenta, or noodles.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Pan‑Fried & Simmered
- Cuisine: Comfort / Homestyle
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 rissoles with gravy and mashed potato
- Calories: 560
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 650 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 180 mg