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Čevapčiči: Balkan beef and pork sausages
Beef and pork čevapčiči seasoned with garlic, onion, and sweet paprika, cooked in a skillet or on a grill. Serve with raw onion. Serves 4.
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- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Total time
- 1 hr 35 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Cuisine
- Balkan
Čevapčiči are small, skinless ground meat sausages from Balkan cuisine, seasoned with garlic, onion, and sweet paprika. The meat mixture rests in the refrigerator for an hour before shaping, and a little baking soda lightens the texture, keeping the čevapčiči juicy. Cook them in a skillet or on a grill and serve with finely chopped onion.
Ingredients
For serving
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Instructions
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Make the meat mixture
10 minFinely grate the onion and press the garlic. Add the onion, garlic, paprika, baking soda, salt, pepper, and cold water to the ground meats. Knead by hand for about 3 minutes, until smooth and sticky.
Let rest
1 hrCover the bowl and let the mixture rest in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Shape the sausages
10 minWith damp hands, shape the mixture into small cylinders about 8 cm long and 2 cm thick. The mixture makes about 20.
Cook
12 minBrush a grill pan or regular skillet with oil and heat it. Cook the čevapčiči over medium-high heat for 8–10 minutes, turning them as they cook, until browned on all sides and cooked through.
Serve
Serve hot with finely chopped onion.
Tip: Add the čevapčiči only when the skillet is thoroughly heated, and do not turn them for the first 2 minutes, or they will stick and tear.
Nutrition facts
Approximate values per serving, calculated from the ingredients
- Energy
- 473 kcal
- Protein
- 32 g
- Carbohydrates
- 6.7 g
- of which sugars
- 2.3 g
- Fat
- 35 g
- of which saturates
- 12 g
- Fiber
- 1.4 g
- Salt
- 2.1 g
Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.
This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Čevapčiči z bravčového a hovädzieho mäsa
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