Serbian BBQ - Laskovac Cevapi
With the weather getting warmer in the UK, the barbecue season is finally here. These delightful Authentic Serbian Cevapi (Cevapčići) are skinless sausages perfect for cooking on the barbecue.
Equipment
- a medium-sized baking dish
- a charcoal barbecue or an electric grill
Ingredients
- 300 grams minced pork pork shoulder
- 300 grams minced beef meat brisket
- 2-3 cloves garlic
- 1 small onion
- 3 tablespoons soda water
- 1/2 teaspoon soda of bicarbonate
- 3 tablespoons olive or sunflower oil
- 1 tablespoon sweet smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Make the mincemeat at home using equal amounts of high-fat beef and pork. The meat has to be minced finely with a meat grinder.Alternatively, you can source already-made pork and beef mincemeat or buy beef and pork mincemeat separately and combine them.
- Use a food processor to process the onion and garlic into a rough paste.
- Add all ingredients with the meat and start kneading the mixture with your hands to combine them.
- Place the mincemeat mixture into a rectangular medium-sized oven dish or a baking tray. Spread the mixture on the bottom of the oven dish evenly and compress it with the palm of your hand. The meat thickness must be 3/4 inch because that is how thick the cevapi will be.
- Cover the dish with the meat base with cling film wrap and place it in the fridge overnight to chill. After chilling the meat mixture, cut the cevapi inside the oven dish. They must be 3/4 inch thick and 3 inches long.
- Prepare an oiled grid. Carefully take one by one the pre-cut cevapi out of the oven dish. Fix imperfections in their shape by padding them gently, then place the cevapi on the oiled grid. Cover with cling film wrap and leave them in the fridge until you are ready to barbecue them.
- Barbecue the cevapi on medium heat. Use tongs to turn them over. Make sure the cevapi are thoroughly cooked but remain juicy.
- Serve cevapi garnished with chips, ajvar and fresh salad, or wrapped in pitta bread and topped with chopped onions, fresh salad and sauces of your choice.