My Mother's Rissoles Recipe

Hi everyone.  I trust that all of you are well.  :)  Im feeling pretty good today, though a little tired.  I dont understand why because i went to bed earlier than usual.  Its funny how that happens sometimes. You feel more tired the more sleep you get.  Maybe its just a sign that i really needed it.

Ive been inspired by some of you to share recipes every so often.   I was checking Jess's blog and was surprised to find a recipe for Rissoles that is so similiar to my mother's.  So i thought i would share mine also.  Though, i dont have any pictures.  Once i get a camera, i will start including some photos too.  Its always nice to see pics of recipes and more.

My Rissoles

Place all ingredients into a large bowl
500g of 5 star beef mince
4 slices of bread (i use rye or wholemeal) and i pre-soak it in a bowl for a minute then squeeze out all the water and place it into a large bowl with the beef.
I finely grate one small onion
1 egg
2 cloves of garlic crushed.
1/4 cup bread crumbs added to mixture.
1tbs red paprika
1tbs salt
pepper to taste (optional)
extra breadcrumbs for coating rissoles

In a frying pan, i put a very small amount of light olive oil, and put the heat to medium.  While pan is heating, i make the rissoles into small balls then i flatten them a bit, and coat in bread crumbs.  I place these onto a plate until i have them all ready for cooking.

Cook for approximately 10 minutes on one side, then turn them over.  Rissoles should look golden brown, and make sure its cooked through.  Add a tiny bit more oil if you need it.  Serve with anything you desire. Mashed potatoes, rice, stews, vegetables, with a wholemeal roll and salad.

I also use this same mixture to make tiny meatballs i like to make with stroganof and rice.  It may work for spaghetti meat balls as well.

NOTE:  When i make my home made hamburgers, i do this recipe the same way, except, i leave out the egg. Its still soooooo yummy.  My fiancee loves my hamburgers.  I cook the patty and poach an egg, WW bacon strip, ww cheese, tomatos, lettuce with tomato sauce and american mustard. We use the Baker's Delight LOW-GI breadroll.  We cut the roll and place it under the grill to heat it up and remove once it starts to turn golden.  This is a very yummy and quite a filling meal, though im  not quite sure of the POINTS value. But you can also cut the burger in half and share the other half if you want.  :)

Week 2 on Weight Watchers.

Hi all, and welcome to my blog.  Im a first time user of a blog, but there is a first time for everything isnt there. :) 

Let me first introduce myself.  My name is Michelle, and im 36 years of age.  Also, I have a serious weight problem.  Im 1.60m tall and I weigh an astonishing 126.5kg.  Two weeks ago, I walked into a Weight Watchers meeting weighing 130.2kg.  Five months before that, I weighed 136kg.  I knew i had to do something about my weight very soon, otherwise i may not live long enough to get married to my gorgeous fiancee in 2012, nor see my 7 year old little boy who has autism, grow up.  I have a lot of life to live, and if i dont do anything about my weight, i will never get to have those things.  A month ago, i discovered that i also have an Umbilical Hernia and i will be needing surgery to rectify that.  Its only been 2 years since I've had my last surgery and that was for a serious gallstone problem, so i had to have my gallbladder removed.  To top it off, I was also diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Sydrome (PCOS), Metabolic Sydrome, high blood pressure, and live with only one kidney.  Carrying so much weight is not helping, so here i am.  This is my chance to get my life back and get my weight down to a healthy range. 

On a happier note, I've just had my second weigh-in last night and im happy to report that i have lost 1.7kg. That's the exact same amount i lost on my first week of weigh-in.  So, im happy with that result so far.  Any loss is a good loss in my opinion.  This is the very first time i am with any weight loss program.  I havent had much success going at it alone, so here i am.  And who would have thought i would be sitting here writing a blog. hehe  But I am in this for the long haul and if i can inspire just one person out there to make a positive change in their life, I've succeeded.  :)

Well, thats all for now.  You all have yourselves a lovely day.  :)