Rissoles (Mince Balls)

Ingredients

• i Lb. Minced Steak
• i Dessert-spoonful Flour
• A Little Milk
• i Teaspoonful Salt
• i Teacupful Bread Crumbs
• i Small Onion
• i Egg
• Teaspoonful Pepper

Method

1. 1

   Chop onion very fine; mix onion, bread crumbs and seasonings with the mince in a basin; beat egg and mix with milk; moisten mixture therewith; turn on to floured board; cut into ten pieces; flour hands well, and roll each piece into a ball; melt a little butter or dripping in the frying pan; when thoroughly hot, put balls in and fry well on both sides.

2. 2

   Serve dry or with good brown gravy, as preferred.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Evans' recipe cookery book (1900), page 10. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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Minced Steak, i Dessert-spoonful Flour. A Little Milk, i Teaspoonful Salt. (MINCE BALLS). i Teacupful Bread Crumbs, i Small Onion, i Egg. \ Teaspoonful Pepper

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