Sujuk Rissoles with Mushroom Sauce

Use this wonderfully aromatic Sujuk spice mix to inject warm peppery flavours through rissoles and gravy give new life to this long-established dish. Serve simply with baked potatoes and veg.

Serves 4

Effort: Easy/ Moderate

Prep: 15mins

Cook: 20mins

Ingredients

• 1 Brown onion, grated

• 3/4 Cup bread crumbs

• 1kg Beef mince

• 1 Tbsp Sujuk spice

• 1 Garlic clove, minced

• 1 Egg

• 2 Tbsp Tomato paste

• 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Mushroom Sauce

• 1 tbsp olive oil

• 2 garlic cloves, minced

• 1 onion, finely diced

• 200g mushrooms, sliced

• 2 tbsp unsalted butter

• 2 tbsp flour

• 2 cups (500 ml) beef stock

• 1 cup (250 ml) water

• 2 Tbsp Cream

• 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

• 1 Tsp Sujuk spice

• 2 Handfuls of fresh spinach

• 1/4 Cup toasted pine nuts

• Salt

Method

1. Combine grated onion & bread crumbs in a large bowl, leave to soak for a few minutes.

2. Add remaining ingredients to the bowl. Use you hands to mix together until just combined (over mixing will make the rissoles hard when cooked)

3. Divide into 8-10 rissoles.

4. Heat oil in a non stick fry pan over high heat. Add the rissoles and cook the first side for 1 minute or until browned, then flip and brown the other side (they will still be raw inside). Remove onto plate.

5. If the fry pan is looking dry, add a touch more oil. Add chopped onion and garlic and cook on a medium heat for 2 minute until onions are a bit translucent.

6. Add the mushrooms into the fry pan and cook for 2 - 3 minutes until golden.

7. Add butter. Once melted, add flour and cook for 30 seconds, stirring constantly.

8. Gradually add in beef stock, stirring as you go. Once mostly lump free, whisk in remaining ingredients apart from spinach & pine nuts..

9. Add rissoles along with the juices on the plate. Cook for 7 - 10 minutes, or until sauce is thickened, stirring occasionally around the rissoles. If the sauce thickens too quickly, add a little more water.

10. Add spinach, stirring around the rissoles until wilted. Season to taste.

11. Serve Sujuk rissoles topped with the mushroom sauce & toasted pine nuts.

Hints & tips

Mince - Lamb or Pork mince would work well with this dish.