Meat balls/rissoles

[Meagan]

Name of Recipe: meat balls

number of people - 2 adults and 2 children with veg:

These are all approx as I didn't measure anything   sorry.....
400g mince
One carrot
One small- medium onion
One medium potato
One large home grown yellow squash or 3 bought ones
One egg
Homemade bread crumbs
Parsley -small handful
Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation:
This is also approximate as I just chucked the bits in and chopped till they looked small  
Chop onion speed 5-6 for 4 sec
Add carrot and potato and chop 5 sec/speed 4.
Add squash chop 4 sec/speed 4.
Add mince, egg, parsley and a good amount of bread crumbs either   for 1 min or mix on   speed 3 until combined. If the mixture is too wet add more crumbs till the texture is right to form meat balls

Turn TM bowl upside down twist blades as per removing dough. Place TM bowl back and whizz for 1 sec on turbo or speed 10 use spatula to scrape remainder from bowl. I always make a heap of mini ones for the kids and then larger for DH and I. I didn't count them but there was approx 11 large ones and heaps(15) of baby ones

We BBQ'd them - they were really moist- I think due to the squash.

I have always put carrot and potato in my meat balls/ hamburgers but the squash just added to the flavour. You could basically put anything in with them, lentils, mushrooms, fetta etc good for extending the mince and for clearing out the crisper

members' comments

CP - meagan these will be a regular meal in our house now. I have never had a good recipe before this and I have found that these meatballs don't fall apart. First time I made it I stuck to your recipe and the second time I added a capsicum and broccoli. It's great to be able to use up bits of vegetables. I mince my own meat and chop the vegies for 1 sec less cos I like them chunkier. Really tasty, thanks heaps Meagan.

ope2kenope - Dinner tonight was based on this recipe.  Thanks for posting the idea Meagan.  I used onion, pumpkin and zucchini with some tomato relish and a teaspoon of vegie stock concentrate as I didn't have any fresh herbs. I served them as hamburgers on fresh made bread rolls using Isi's Very Normal Bread recipe with homemade oven fries on the side.  Needless to say, DH was a very happy man tonight. It was absolutely delicious.

[Meagan]

I can't seem to modify my post  I also put some parsley in the mince mix too just a small handful and some salt and pepper 

[CreamPuff63]

meagan these will be a regular meal in our house now. I have never had a good recipe before this, and I have found that these meatballs don't fall apart. First time I made it I stuck to your recipe, and the second time I added a capsicum and broccoli. Its great to be able to use up bits of vegetables. I mince my own meat, and chop the veges for 1 sec less cos I like them chunkier. Really tasty, and thanks heaps meagan  (the photo is of the first batch of uncooked rissoles so you can see the colour)

[cookie1]

They look lovely and healthy. The entire meal in the rissole. I'll definitely try them.

[opi2kenopi]

Dinner tonight was based on this recipe.  Thanks for posting the idea, Meagan.  I used onion, pumpkin and zucchini with some tomato relish and a teaspoon of vege stock concentrate as I didn't have any fresh herbs.

I served them as hamburgers on fresh made bread rolls using Isi's Very Normal Bread recipe with homemade oven fries on the side.  Needless to say, DH was a very happy man tonight.   

[judydawn]

Sure does look good O2K.

[opi2kenopi]

Have to say, it was absolutely delicious.   

There's half a dozen left over rissoles in the freezer now which will keep DH happy for lunches next week and I have tried out par-baking the rolls to see how finishing them off from frozen goes as well.  Gee I love this forum and all the great ideas and tips everyone provides.