Bosnia & Herzegovina · Southeast Europe
Ćevapi
Little grilled minced-meat fingers with onion and flatbread.
40 min Serves 4 mediumgrillmeatstreet-food
Ingredients
- 500g minced beef
- 200g minced lamb
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- Salt, pepper
- Somun or pita, raw onion
Method
- 1
Mix the meats with crushed garlic, salt, pepper and the bicarbonate.
- 2
Add 100ml sparkling water and work the mix until sticky.
- 3
Rest in the fridge at least 4 hours (overnight is better).
- 4
Shape into short fingers and grill over high heat 6–8 minutes, turning.
- 5
Serve inside warm flatbread with chopped raw onion.
Budget note
Minced meat stretches: ten cevapi per person costs less than one steak.
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From the book
Konoba & Kafana
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