Quick Parmesan Beef Rissoles & Fries
with Caramelised Onion & Apple Salad
- Eggs
- Gluten
- Wheat
- Milk
- May contain traces of allergens
- Soy
These simple, rustic rissoles are packed with flavour from Parmesan and garlic-herb seasoning. They’re the perfect little parcels of joy to be savoured with a simple Italian-style salad, fries and aioli.
Ingredients
1 bag
Potato Fries
1 packet
garlic aioli
(Contains: Eggs)
1
brown onion
1 packet
beef mince
½ packet
Fine Breadcrumbs
(Contains: Gluten, Wheat May be present: Soy)
1
tomato
½
apple
1 bag
salad leaves
1 sachet
garlic & herb seasoning
1 packet
grated Parmesan cheese
(Contains: Milk)
Not included in your delivery
olive oil
1 tbs
balsamic vinegar
1 tsp
brown sugar
1
egg
(Contains: Eggs)
1 tsp
water
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced. • Place potato fries on a lined oven tray. Drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and toss to coat. • Bake until tender, 30-35 minutes. • Meanwhile, combine garlic aioli and the water in a small bowl. Set aside.
TIP: If your oven tray is crowded, divide the fries between two trays.
• While the fries are baking, thinly slice brown onion. • In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over medium heat. Cook onion, stirring regularly, until softened, 5-6 minutes. • Add the balsamic vinegar, the brown sugar and a splash of water. Mix well. Cook until dark and sticky, 3-5 minutes. • Transfer to a small bowl.
Little cooks: Don your goggles and help peel off the onion's outer layer!
• In a large bowl, combine beef mince, garlic & herb seasoning, grated Parmesan cheese, fine breadcrumbs (see ingredients) and the egg. • Using damp hands, form heaped spoonfuls of mixture into meatballs, then flatten to make 2cm-thick rissoles (3-4 per person). Transfer to a plate. • Wash out frying pan, then return to medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. When oil is hot, cook rissoles, in batches, until browned and cooked through, 3-4 minutes each side. • Meanwhile, roughly chop tomato. Thinly slice apple (see ingredients) into wedges.
Little cooks: Help combine and roll the rissole mixture!
• In a medium bowl, combine salad leaves, tomato and apple. Season, then toss to combine. • Divide Parmesan beef rissoles, fries and apple salad between plates. • Top rissoles with garlic aioli and caramelised onion to serve. Enjoy!
Little cooks: Take the lead and help toss the salad!
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on July 2026- Flavour: The Parmesan and caramelised onion are clear highlights, though some found the garlic and herb seasoning too strong and preferred a lighter hand with it.
- Ease of prep: Most found this a quick and straightforward weeknight cook, and several appreciated the pre-cut chips as a handy time-saver.
- Suggestions: Some felt the salad needed a dressing; adding your own vinaigrette or cucumber lifts it nicely. A few reviewers also suggested using leaner beef mince for a less fatty result, and one noted that reducing or omitting the garlic and herb seasoning in favour of plain garlic improved the rissoles considerably.
- Leftovers: Leftover rissoles work well in sandwiches the next day, according to one reviewer.
- Portions: Several reviewers noted the mince felt light for four adults and suggested bulking out the meal with extra sides if needed.
- Chips: The chips were a common talking point — many found they needed longer than the suggested time, and a few had great results finishing them in an air fryer to get a crispier texture.
