Beef Rissoles (croquetas)

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb leftover lean cold roast beef
• 12 ounces breadcrumbs
• 1 -2 egg
• savoury herbs, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
• salt and pepper, to taste
• parsley, to garnish

Recipe

• 1 mince the beef very finely, mix with the breadcrumbs, herbs, lemon peel and seasonings.
• 2 make all into a thick paste with 1 or 2 eggs.
• 3 divide into balls or cones
• 4 fry to a rich brown colour in butter/evoo mix.
• 5 garnish the dish with fried parsley and serve with some good brown gravy in a tureen.
• 6 instead of garnishing with fried parsley, gravy may be poured in the dish, round the rissoles.
• 7 seasonable at any time.