Thread: Update on the Rissoles.

"Julie Bove" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> If I had it to do over, I think I would leave out the summer squash but it
> came along with the zucchini at Target so I used it. I just don't think
> it added anything in terms of flavor. And the flavor was not right to me.
> I like a well seasoned meatloaf. Although I am not really sure if
> Rissoles are supposed to taste like meatloaf or not. I added a lot more
> black pepper, more parsley, the remains of a jar of dried shallots and an
> equal amount of dried onion. The whole thing seemed to need more texture.
> It was like eating a little patty of baby food. Granted I only cooked up
> maybe a teaspoon of the mixture to taste. So I added two slices of fresh
> bread all crumbed up. I have seen recipes for these and also for meatloaf
> that don't use a filler but it seemed to me that this needed it. Also
> added a little more ketchup until it smelled right to me.
>
> I also think that the sweet rice flour isn't going to work for coating. It
> left a strange and greasy mouth feel. And the stuff doesn't brown. The
> pictures I've seen of Rissoles usually have a very dark, crispy outside to
> them. Either that or they are bad pictures. So I will use the whole
> wheat flour instead and hope that it works. At least the flavor will be
> right because there is whole wheat bread in the mix. I don't think the
> addition of bread is going to add too many carbs to the mix because if I
> were to bake this stuff in a bread pan like a meatloaf there would be
> enough to probably fill two pans to the top. And yes, somebody is
> probably going to tell me that I did use too many veggies in but... I
> think it will be fine.

Well done If it suits you then that is all that matters. I love to
experiment

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On Sat, 5 Jan 2013 02:05:20 -0800, "Julie Bove"
<[email protected]> wrote:

> If I had it to do over, I think I would leave out the summer squash but it
> came along with the zucchini at Target so I used it. I just don't think it
> added anything in terms of flavor. And the flavor was not right to me.

What squash did you use?

> I
> like a well seasoned meatloaf. Although I am not really sure if Rissoles
> are supposed to taste like meatloaf or not. I added a lot more black pepper,
> more parsley, the remains of a jar of dried shallots and an equal amount of
> dried onion. The whole thing seemed to need more texture. It was like
> eating a little patty of baby food. Granted I only cooked up maybe a
> teaspoon of the mixture to taste. So I added two slices of fresh bread all
> crumbed up. I have seen recipes for these and also for meatloaf that don't
> use a filler but it seemed to me that this needed it. Also added a little
> more ketchup until it smelled right to me.
>
> I also think that the sweet rice flour isn't going to work for coating. It
> left a strange and greasy mouth feel. And the stuff doesn't brown. The
> pictures I've seen of Rissoles usually have a very dark, crispy outside to
> them. Either that or they are bad pictures. So I will use the whole wheat
> flour instead and hope that it works. At least the flavor will be right
> because there is whole wheat bread in the mix. I don't think the addition
> of bread is going to add too many carbs to the mix because if I were to bake
> this stuff in a bread pan like a meatloaf there would be enough to probably
> fill two pans to the top. And yes, somebody is probably going to tell me
> that I did use too many veggies in but... I think it will be fine.
>


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sf wrote:
> On Sat, 5 Jan 2013 02:05:20 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> If I had it to do over, I think I would leave out the summer squash
>> but it came along with the zucchini at Target so I used it. I just
>> don't think it added anything in terms of flavor. And the flavor
>> was not right to me.
>
> What squash did you use?

Summer squash. You know...the kind that looks like a zucchini but it's
yellow? Comes packaged as a pair at Target.

On Sat, 5 Jan 2013 13:04:06 -0800, "Julie Bove"
<[email protected]> wrote:

> sf wrote:
> > On Sat, 5 Jan 2013 02:05:20 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> If I had it to do over, I think I would leave out the summer squash
> >> but it came along with the zucchini at Target so I used it. I just
> >> don't think it added anything in terms of flavor. And the flavor
> >> was not right to me.
> >
> > What squash did you use?
>
> Summer squash. You know...the kind that looks like a zucchini but it's
> yellow? Comes packaged as a pair at Target.
>

If it looked like zucchini, then it was yellow zucchini. If it
narrowed and bent at one end, it's called crookneck.
http://mixedgreensblog.com/wp-conten...1-1024x681.jpg

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sf wrote:
> On Sat, 5 Jan 2013 13:04:06 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Sat, 5 Jan 2013 02:05:20 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> If I had it to do over, I think I would leave out the summer squash
>>>> but it came along with the zucchini at Target so I used it. I just
>>>> don't think it added anything in terms of flavor. And the flavor
>>>> was not right to me.
>>>
>>> What squash did you use?
>>
>> Summer squash. You know...the kind that looks like a zucchini but
>> it's yellow? Comes packaged as a pair at Target.
>>
>
> If it looked like zucchini, then it was yellow zucchini. If it
> narrowed and bent at one end, it's called crookneck.
> http://mixedgreensblog.com/wp-conten...1-1024x681.jpg

I think not but I'll Swagbuck it. Definately not a crookneck. I was right.
There's even a picture of it. They call it yellow summer squash.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_squash

On Sun, 6 Jan 2013 01:44:01 -0800, "Julie Bove"
<[email protected]> wrote:

> sf wrote:
> > On Sat, 5 Jan 2013 13:04:06 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> sf wrote:
> >>> On Sat, 5 Jan 2013 02:05:20 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> >>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> If I had it to do over, I think I would leave out the summer squash
> >>>> but it came along with the zucchini at Target so I used it. I just
> >>>> don't think it added anything in terms of flavor. And the flavor
> >>>> was not right to me.
> >>>
> >>> What squash did you use?
> >>
> >> Summer squash. You know...the kind that looks like a zucchini but
> >> it's yellow? Comes packaged as a pair at Target.
> >>
> >
> > If it looked like zucchini, then it was yellow zucchini. If it
> > narrowed and bent at one end, it's called crookneck.
> > http://mixedgreensblog.com/wp-conten...1-1024x681.jpg
>
> I think not but I'll Swagbuck it. Definately not a crookneck. I was right.
> There's even a picture of it. They call it yellow summer squash.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_squash
>
Summer squash isn't a single type, it's many. Patty pan and zucchini
are summer squashes too.

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"sf" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
> On Sun, 6 Jan 2013 01:44:01 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>> > On Sat, 5 Jan 2013 13:04:06 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>> > <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> >> sf wrote:
>> >>> On Sat, 5 Jan 2013 02:05:20 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>> >>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> If I had it to do over, I think I would leave out the summer squash
>> >>>> but it came along with the zucchini at Target so I used it. I just
>> >>>> don't think it added anything in terms of flavor. And the flavor
>> >>>> was not right to me.
>> >>>
>> >>> What squash did you use?
>> >>
>> >> Summer squash. You know...the kind that looks like a zucchini but
>> >> it's yellow? Comes packaged as a pair at Target.
>> >>
>> >
>> > If it looked like zucchini, then it was yellow zucchini. If it
>> > narrowed and bent at one end, it's called crookneck.
>> > http://mixedgreensblog.com/wp-conten...1-1024x681.jpg
>>
>> I think not but I'll Swagbuck it. Definately not a crookneck. I was
>> right.
>> There's even a picture of it. They call it yellow summer squash.
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_squash
>>
> Summer squash isn't a single type, it's many. Patty pan and zucchini
> are summer squashes too.

True but the only name I've ever seen for this squash is summer squash.

On Sun, 6 Jan 2013 14:57:44 -0800, "Julie Bove"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
> "sf" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]..
> > On Sun, 6 Jan 2013 01:44:01 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> sf wrote:
> >> > On Sat, 5 Jan 2013 13:04:06 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> >> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> sf wrote:
> >> >>> On Sat, 5 Jan 2013 02:05:20 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> >> >>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>>> If I had it to do over, I think I would leave out the summer squash
> >> >>>> but it came along with the zucchini at Target so I used it. I just
> >> >>>> don't think it added anything in terms of flavor. And the flavor
> >> >>>> was not right to me.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> What squash did you use?
> >> >>
> >> >> Summer squash. You know...the kind that looks like a zucchini but
> >> >> it's yellow? Comes packaged as a pair at Target.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > If it looked like zucchini, then it was yellow zucchini. If it
> >> > narrowed and bent at one end, it's called crookneck.
> >> > http://mixedgreensblog.com/wp-conten...1-1024x681.jpg
> >>
> >> I think not but I'll Swagbuck it. Definately not a crookneck. I was
> >> right.
> >> There's even a picture of it. They call it yellow summer squash.
> >>
> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_squash
> >>
> > Summer squash isn't a single type, it's many. Patty pan and zucchini
> > are summer squashes too.
>
> True but the only name I've ever seen for this squash is summer squash.
>
I think you'll eventually find it's a type of crookneck squash.
That's okay, you don't have to believe me.

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sf wrote:
> On Sun, 6 Jan 2013 14:57:44 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>> "sf" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]..
>>> On Sun, 6 Jan 2013 01:44:01 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> sf wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 5 Jan 2013 13:04:06 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> sf wrote:
>>>>>>> On Sat, 5 Jan 2013 02:05:20 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If I had it to do over, I think I would leave out the summer
>>>>>>>> squash but it came along with the zucchini at Target so I used
>>>>>>>> it. I just don't think it added anything in terms of flavor.
>>>>>>>> And the flavor was not right to me.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What squash did you use?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Summer squash. You know...the kind that looks like a zucchini
>>>>>> but it's yellow? Comes packaged as a pair at Target.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If it looked like zucchini, then it was yellow zucchini. If it
>>>>> narrowed and bent at one end, it's called crookneck.
>>>>> http://mixedgreensblog.com/wp-conten...1-1024x681.jpg
>>>>
>>>> I think not but I'll Swagbuck it. Definately not a crookneck. I
>>>> was right.
>>>> There's even a picture of it. They call it yellow summer squash.
>>>>
>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_squash
>>>>
>>> Summer squash isn't a single type, it's many. Patty pan and
>>> zucchini are summer squashes too.
>>
>> True but the only name I've ever seen for this squash is summer
>> squash.
>>
> I think you'll eventually find it's a type of crookneck squash.
> That's okay, you don't have to believe me.

No matter really to me because I don't intend to buy it again. I do buy it
from time to time to add to soup but usually only when it looks fresh and
the zucchini does not.

I just served dinner to daughter. Reheated the Rissoles in a plain pan.
They're not overly thick and I made them small so only took a couple of
minutes to heat through. Served with a little brown rice with salt and
olive oil. And some salt seasoned kidney beans cooked from dried. She
loved it! All of it! So now I guess it's a good thing that I made a lot of
them. I was a tad worried because there were so many. Was afraid we
wouldn't like them.

I'm not sure this would be something I'd make all the time because they are
very time consuming. But I will certainly make them again.