Cevapcici Sausages
This recipe for old-world classic ground meat sausages is well loved by Slavic people. Cevapcici tastes great as a quick lunch or dinner your family will love!
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1 lb (450 g) ground pork fattier pork, e.g. shoulder
- 1 lb (450 g) ground beef lean
- 2 onion
- 1 Tbsp pork lard or vegetable oil
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper ground
Instructions
- Peel and roughly chop the onion. Melt the lard in a pan over medium heat and fry the onions in it until golden brown. Leave to cool.
- Put the ground meat in a mixing bowl. Add the fried onions and an egg. Season with salt and pepper.
- With hands moistened in cold water, shape small sausages of approximately 3x1 inches (7.5x2.5 cm).
- Preheat the oven to 360 °F (180 °C).
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper and arrange the cevapcici sausages on it—Bake in the well-preheated oven for 20 minutes.
- Serve warm with boiled potatoes, topped with melted butter. Add a dollop of yellow mustard, garnish with fresh onions cut into rings.
Notes
- Makes around 4-6 portions.
- To make sure the meat mixture is appropriately seasoned, cook a small patty on both sides in a frying pan over medium heat in a bit of oil or lard. Let cool for a few minutes and taste. Season the remaining mixture with salt and pepper if necessary.
- Instead of baking cevapcici in the oven, you can also pan-fry the sausages in a bit of oil. Turn until the cevapcici is browned on all sides.