Asian Rissoles with Rice & Slaw – Budget Dinner

Asian Rissoles with Rice & Slaw

These Asian-style rissoles are flavour-packed meatballs with hidden veggies, ready in under 30 minutes. I’d eat them every night of the week.

If you’re trying to make the most of your money while still eating really tasty food, this is your kind of meal. It’s filling, simple, and budget-friendly — perfect for families, students, or anyone trying to cut the weekly shop down.

Serves: 2–3
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Total time: 25 minutes
Special Equipment: Air fryer or frying pan

Let’s learn how to make it.

These Asian rissoles are like meatballs but packed with grated vegetables and spiced with a hint of Chinese five spice. Served with rice and crunchy Asian slaw (with sesame dressing from the bag!), it’s a full plate of flavour for just a few dollars.

Ingredients

For the rissoles:

• 350g–400g mince (I used 50/50 beef and pork)

• 1 carrot, grated

• 1 onion, grated

• 1 egg

• 1 tsp Chinese five spice (not a tablespoon like I said in the video!)

• ⅓ cup breadcrumbs – or use sage & onion stuffing mix like I did

• Salt and pepper

To serve:

• Steamed rice

• 1 bag of pre-made Asian slaw (I used New World’s version with sesame dressing)

Method

1. Mix your rissoles:
Grate the carrot and onion and squeeze out any excess liquid. Add to a large bowl with your mince, egg, Chinese five spice, breadcrumbs or stuffing mix, salt and pepper. Use your hands to squish and mix everything until well combined.

2. Shape into balls:
Roll into golf-ball-sized rissoles. You should get about 12–14 from this amount.

3. Cook the rissoles:
Air fry at 190°C for 12–15 minutes until golden and cooked through. Or, pan-fry in a little oil over medium heat for 10–12 minutes, turning to brown evenly.

4. Serve it up:
Serve hot with cooked rice and a generous handful of Asian slaw. Drizzle with the included sesame dressing.

Chef’s Tip:
If you’re short on breadcrumbs, stuffing mix is a great substitute and adds a hit of herby flavour. These rissoles also freeze beautifully — double the batch if you can.

Enjoy

Del x

If you're looking for the shopping list to that you can make this dinner and the other 2 it's here!

Here are the other 2 recipes that I made with the rest of the mince. Gozleme and Gnocchi Bolognese.