Ingredients
500g lean beef mince
1½ cups cooked rice
2 eggs
1 tbsp sweet paprika
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 clove garlic
minced or finely chopped
0.5 onion
grated
0.5 carrot
grated and/or peas or corn (optional)
2 tbsp olive oil
For gravy
1 onion
thinly sliced, for gravy
420g tin diced tomatoes
For gravy
Salt and pepper
For gravy
Allergy Advice
Contains Eggs
Equipment
- 1 Baking tray
- 1 Mixing bowl
- 1 Deep fry pan
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200C. Spray baking tray with canola spray.
- Mix all ingredients except the gravy ingredients in a bowl and mould into croquette (i.e. sausage-like) forms with your hands and place on the baking tray.
- Bake for 15 minutes, then turn over and bake for a further 10 minutes.
- Whilst croquettes are baking, prepare the gravy. Heat oil in a deep fry pan, add onions and fry until soft.
- Add tomatoes and fill the can with water, add to tomatoes and add salt and pepper. Simmer.
- When croquettes are baked, add them to the gravy and simmer for another 10 minutes, ensuring you turn the croquettes to get them covered by the gravy.
- Serve with mash or scalloped tomatoes and greens.
Notes
Tip
If your kids like sausages, they will love these croquettes and even better, you can hide all manner of veggies in them.
Tip
This is the perfect recipe for when you have beef mince but no inspiration!
Tip
I like to make this recipe when I have a heap of things to use up in the fridge.
Storage
These beef and rice croquettes make perfect leftovers, hot or cold.
