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Sometimes, you just need something crunchy, savory and fried.
Yes, health freaks, you can leave now.
A couple of weeks ago, I made these chicken rissoles from my trusty cookbook for some Turkish food. They used to be a staple in our household until I got lazy and made pasta with sauce from jars. Don’t judge.
However, they are actually really easy (you know me, I never cook anything that’s hard). You really should try these. I think kids may like them too – they sure are better than them frozen chicken nuggets.
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Chicken Rissoles
Author: Alison Lee
Recipe type: Chicken
Ingredients
- For the chicken rissoles:
- 1 slice white bread, crusts removed
- 1 lb/ 500g chicken mince
- 1 medium onion, finely sliced
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- ½ tsp paprika
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp finely chopped parsley
- 4 tbsp feta cheese, crumbled
- ½ cup/ 125g flour for coating
- Oil for frying
- For the yogurt & lemon sauce:
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- ½ cp/ 120ml thick yogurt
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Soak the bread slice in a little water. Squeeze out the water and crumble into a bowl. Add the minced chicken and remaining ingredients, except the flour and oil.
- Mix well to combine, then knead with one hand to distribute the ingredients evenly.
- Take a tablespoon of mixture, with wet hands, shaped into a ball and flatten slightly.
- Coat rissoles in flour, shaking of excess.
- Fry in a shallow layer of hot oil for about 3 minutes on each side, or until golden brown. Place onto absorbent paper to drain.
- Serve hot with yogurt and lemon sauce.
- To make the yogurt and lemon sauce, place all ingredients into a bowl and whisk until smooth and well-combined.
This makes for a really yummy snack or appetizer.
Enjoy!
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Those look really delicious, and since my son is addicted to Tyson chicken nuggets I’d really like to try them. Here’s an embarrassing question: You have to mince the chicken yourself, right? Will a butcher do it for you? (I hate handling meat.)(And I pretty much don’t know how to cook.)
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Key word – easy. I buy minced chicken!! Do try them, they’re so yummy.
They do sound easy enough. And I must say they look rather healthy. Fried is not always bad for you, just think bananas, right
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Wow, these look delicious!
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Okay, you’re the 2nd person I’ve read tonight who talked about food or shared a recipe and now, at 10pm at night, I’m absolutely craving a yummy snack.
These Chicken things look good. Must try them. I’ll do anything to add spice to our usual menu items.
Thanks!
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Let me know how it goes down when you try it!
Sounds good. I think I would dip in something else but not sure what…
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Tabasco sauce? Something spicy would work too.
No judging here…these look absolutely terrific! LOVE the way they are stacked next to the dip! Speaking of…lemon yogurt sauce? YUM!
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Easiest thing to whip up too!
Do you mince the chicken yourself? It looks delish!
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Hell no, I buy them minced
Sounds like delicious friend goodness! Yum!
{And not a tomato in sight! Hee!}
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Haha yes, no tomatoes!
Now Alison why did you put this recipe out AFTER I decided to eat healthier? No fair dude!
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I’m pretty sure you can make it healthier! Like substitute the chicken with something else. Turkey?
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That looks yummy but quite different than the rissoles we have here
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How are the ones there like? This is directly from a Turkish cook book
I’ve never heard of these, and I’m deeply intrigued! Especially by the sauce – I would probably dip just about anything into that!
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Oh yes, it’s delicious AND SO EASY!
That looks and sounds delicious
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These DO look delicious. Also, I’m alarmed at the number of ‘Jessica’s’ commenting here. It’s like a flashback to freshman year of college – we were everywhere (well, 2nd to the Jennifer’s).
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Now I’m starving. YUM.
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Go make some now!
Are you kidding? The minute I read that feta cheese was in this recipe, I was sold!
They look delicious!!!
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OMG the feta cheese in it is delish!
I saw your tweet earlier and I was like, what the heck is a rissole? This looks so so good!!
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It’s just a fancy word for chicken ‘cake’
That looks so much better than the Chickfila we ate!
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Oh girl, anything homemade is better than Chickfila!
Are you boiling the chicken or using rotisserie?
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Neither! I mix them raw with all the other stuff, coat it in flour and fry them!
These look wonderful! They would be great for a Super Bowl party!
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Oh yes, they would!
Oh my gosh…I need these. Now!
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Yeah girl, go make them now!
I love paprika and Feta – this is my kind of recipe!
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Do try it and let me know how you like it!
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this looks DEeeeLISH. X
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It totally IS delish!
Now I’m hungry. That sounds delicious!
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It totally is, my dear Kimsley. You should come over for a meal.
Oh these sounds super yummy and easy! I am making them for sure!
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Yay, do!!!
Those look WAY better than anything you can get at a fast food restaurant!
MMMMMMMM.
Please move here and be my neighbour.
Or live with me.
This recipe looks so yummy! Thanks for sharing!
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Mmm, mmm, mmmmm!!! I’m on Weight Watchers right now (gotta lose those 10 pounds!), but I make exceptions all the time, especially for really good fried things like these. Thanks for sharing!
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Just eat one
Oh these do look yum. I wonder if I could make these with ground turkey? That’s easier to find at the store than ground chicken for some reason.
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Yes, I think you can sub the chicken with turkey – probably healthier too.
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Holy mac, those look delicious. And you always have me interested with your food photography. Yum!
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Thanks Lauren! I think my photography is miles from being good, but I’m practicing!
Those do look delicious. I’m pretty sure I gained a pound just looking at them.
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Imagine, I had to eat them
Those look awesome. I honestly don’t know how you find the time!
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