Cevapi Sausages

Beef · Croatian classic.

Ingredients

• 500g Minced Beef
• 250g Minced Pork
• 1 Onion
• 4 cloves Garlic
• 3 tblsp chopped Parsley
• 1 tbs Paprika
• 3/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 2 tbs Breadcrumbs
• 3 tbs Water
• 1 Vegetable Stock Cube
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Pepper

Method

1. Prep and chop — Place the ground meat in a bowl. Chop the onion very finely and grate the garlic cloves.
2. Prep and chop — Add to the bowl. Add the chopped parsley, all sorts of paprika, baking soda, dried breadcrumbs, water, Vegeta, salt, and pepper.
3. Mix together — Mix well with the hand mixer fitted with the dough hooks.
4. Cover and cook — Cover the bowl with cling film/ plastic foil and leave to rest for 1 or 2 hours in the refrigerator.
5. Mix together — Take portions of the meat mixture, about 50-55 g/ 1.7-1.9 oz/ ¼ cup portions, and form the cevapi.
6. Roll out — The rolls should be about as thick as your thumb and about 7-10 cm/ 3-4 inches long.
7. Continue cooking — I had 18 sausages. The recipe can be easily doubled.
8. Grill — Grill the cevapcici on the hot grill pan or on the barbecue for about 12-14 minutes, turning them several times in between, or until brown and cooked through.
9. Grill — I checked by cutting one in the middle and then grilling the following batches for the same period of time.
10. Serve — Serve hot as suggested above. The cevapcici can be reheated in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius/ 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 10 minutes or until heated through.
11. Continue cooking — Check one, if it is not hot enough, give the sausages a few more minutes.

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