The Best Aussie Rissoles Recipe (2024)

We learned today’s recipe from our friend’s mum Rosa. Her beef rissoles are amazingly popular with friends and family after years and years of BBQ catch ups. They’re the number one thing we’d all ask her to make, because they’re always juicy and tender and guaranteed to quickly disappear off the BBQ.

We’ve included all of Rosa’s tips and tricks in the recipe below, but here some of the standout secrets why her rissoles are the absolute best:

1 – Season the rissoles with French onion soup mix. It’s a quick and easy way to really amp up the flavour.
2 – Use soaked bread slices instead of bread crumbs. This makes them so juicy! No need to worry about dried out rissoles here.

Thanks Rosa!

What You’ll Need

• Minced Meat – Avoid lean mince and go for mince that includes some fat – this is the key to juicy rissoles! Beef is the most common protein, swap for chicken, turkey or pork mince if you prefer. You can even try them with ⅔ beef mince and ⅓ pork mince for lighter patties.
• Bread – Regular white bread is fine. Like chester squares, this is a great way to use up leftover or stale bread slices! Soaking the bread first helps the rissoles stay juicy and hold their shape. Just make sure to squeeze out the excess liquid before mixing into the mince.Sub with 1-2 tbsp breadcrumbs if you really need to.
• Egg – This helps bind the rissole ingredients together.
• French Onion Soup Mix – The blend of herbs and spices in French onion soup mix really adds to the savoury flavour in homemade rissoles and is a quick and easy way to season the patties. You can use the whole packet in this recipe. If you can’t source it, sub with a light sprinkling of salt and pepper, Italian herbs and spices such as oregano or thyme, garlic salt or celery salt (just don’t sub 1:1 for the soup mix).

Adding veggies is a great way to add extra nutrition to your rissoles. Grated carrot, finely chopped onion and/or garlic, and grated zucchini (squeezed and well drained) are popular options. You could also try them with broccoli or cauliflower (blitzed or pureed in a blender). Pick your favourites or add them all!

Whichever veggies you choose, make sure to grate, chop or blend as finely as possible, then squeeze out any excess liquid to stop your rissoles ending up a soggy mess.

The Best Aussie Rissoles Recipe

The BEST ever juicy and tender beef rissoles recipe, ready in just 20 minutes! These classic Aussie meat patties are a beloved family favourite for dinners or BBQs.

• ▢ 1 kg beef mince 2 lb
• ▢ 4 slices white bread torn into pieces
• ▢ ½ cup water
• ▢ 1 egg
• ▢ 40 g French onion soup mix 1 packet, sub 2 tsp chicken stock powder
• ▢ 1 tbsp vegetable oil for cooking

Optional Veggies:

• ▢ 1 carrot grated
• ▢ 1 onion finely chopped or grated

To Make The Rissole Patties

• Soak white bread pieces in water to soften in a large mixing bowl. Then squeeze out and drain as much liquid as possible.

  4 slices white bread, ½ cup water

• Sprinkle over French onion soup mix and add the egg and beef mince over soaked bread and use your hands to mix well until ingredients are well combined. Optional: Add grated carrot and onion and mix through.

  1 kg beef mince, 1 egg, 40 g French onion soup mix, 1 carrot, 1 onion

• Form mince rissoles – any size you like. You can do them as small as meatballs or as big as burger patties depending on your preference. A good medium size is around 100 g / 3.5 oz per rissole.

• You can store uncooked patties at this stage between layers of baking paper in an airtight container for 1-2 days in the the fridge or 1-2 months in the freezer.

To Cook

• Heat the vegetable oil in a large frying pan, skillet or BBQ. Add the rissoles and cook for 3-5 minutes each side until cooked through. Optional: Flatten them out a little with a spatula and tip them on their sides for a minute to seal if you like.

  1 tbsp vegetable oil

• Patties – Mix the ingredients really well by hand for a nice, smooth texture. This will also ensure the seasonings and bread are evenly mixed through the mince.
• Cooking – Rissoles are amazing on a BBQ or cooked over charcoal, but are perfectly fine when cooked on the stove in a frying pan.
• Add Flavour – Add worcestershire sauce to the rissoles mixture before forming into patties.
• Extra Nutrition – Add a small tin of mashed beans into the mix.
• Add a Coating – Roll them in flour or breadcrumbs (regular or Japanese panko breadcrumbs for extra crunch). Or wrap them in pastry for a more European style rissole parcel.
• Shapes & Sizes – Serve as burgers with lettuce, cheese and tomato, or form them up into sausage shapes similar to cevapi. Mini rissoles are perfect on rice bowls.

Nutrition Facts

The Best Aussie Rissoles Recipe

Amount per Serving

% Daily Value*

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.