- Rissole
A rissole (from
Latin "russeolus", meaning "reddish", via French in which "rissoler" means "to [make] redden") is a smallcroquette , enclosed inpastry or rolled inbreadcrumbs , usually baked ordeep fried . It is filled withsweet orsavory ingredients, most often mincedmeat orfish , and is served as anEntrée ,dessert orside dish .The
Australia n rissole is generally made from minced meat and pan fried, without a pastry covering, but sometimes with breadcrumbs.Rissoles are also popular in
Brazil , where they are more commonly known as risoles (single s). They are often filled withsweetcorn ,cheese orchicken .In
Portugal , rissoles are known as rissóis (singular "rissol") and are usually filled with cod, minced meat, shrimp or (less frequently) chicken or a combination of cheese and ham.Rissole is a popular snack food in
Indonesia , where they are called risoles. They are most commonly filled withvermicelli noodle s and eaten with Indonesian soy sauce (kecap),chilli sauce orchilli padi .The rissole is also a popular fried snack in Southern-Ireland, especially in the county of Wexford, where the potato is boiled, mashed, mixed with indigenous herbs and spices, battered or breadcrumbed, and served with chips(French-fries), and/or chicken or battered-sausages.
Rissoles can be found in chip shops in south Wales and north-east England. Rissole and chips is a common choice of meal. These rissole are meat (typically corned beef) mashed up with potato, herbs and sometimes onion. They are about the same size and shape as a scotch egg. They are coated in breadcrumbs or less frequently battered and deep fried.
South Yorkshire Rissole: Many fish and chip shops in the South Yorkshire area of England, offer a special fish cake or fish rissole, which is made out of 2 - thin sliced (1/4" or 6mm thick) sliced portions of a large potato and, otherwise discarded fish is layered in a similar thin cross section between the two potato layers, this potato/fish sandwich is then dipped in batter and deep fried. The result is lower overall saturated fat, & super tender fish center with wrap around 'chips'.
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