Recipe Tip: Grilled Balkan Meatballs: Ćevapčići - Falstaff
Top Recipe for 3 Persons by Anja Auer. All ingredients and tips for getting it right. No Ajvar without Ćevapčići! Anja Auer spins lamb and beef through a grinder to make these minced meat rolls, a traditional southeast European dish.
Ingredients
- 300 gEntrecôte
- 300 glamb (shoulder, neck or leg)
- 3 clove(s)garlic
- 1 teaspoon(s)salt
- 1onion
- 1 sprig(s)rosemary (fresh)
Instructions
Step 1
Start this recipe one day ahead.Step 2
Finely chop the garlic, onions and rosemary.Step 3
Cut the meat into small pieces and mince finely (if you don't have a mincer, you can ask a butcher to do this for you). Mix the garlic, onions and rosemary into the minced meat, as well as the salt.Step 4
Knead the Ćevapčići mixture well, for at least 10 minutes, by hand or with a food processor. Leave the meat mixture to rest and infuse in the refrigerator overnight.Step 5
Shape the meat into little rolls approx. 5cm long and 2cm thick.Step 6
Either grill the Ćevapčići or fry them in a pan on a medium heat in a little vegetable oil on all sides for 10 to 15 minutes.