Cevapcici With Paprika Lecho Recipes

CEVAPCICI WITH PAPRIKA LECHO

Steps:

• Lecho: Sauté onions and peppers in oil in a Teflon pan over medium heat for 8- 10 minutes.
• Stir occasionally.
• After 10 minutes add the soup powder, sweet paprika and a little water if necessary.
• Cover and reduce to low heat till finished (about 10 min.).
• Cevapcici: In the meantime mix all the cevapcici ingredients together well except the oil.
• Form thumb shaped rolls.
• Heat the oil in a large frying pan (ideally Teflon coated) and brown the cevapcici on all sides until crispy brown.
• ENJOY!

CEVAPCICI (CEVAPI) BALKAN SAUSAGE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the ground pork, ground beef, ground lamb and egg white. Add the garlic, salt, baking soda, black pepper, cayenne pepper and paprika. Mix well using your hands.
• Form into finger length sausages about 3/4 inch thick. Arrange in a plate.
• Cover with plastic wrap or wax paper and refrigerate for one hour to one day, to let the flavors settle and the mixture become firm.
• Preheat the grill, medium-low heat. Lightly oil the grilling surface.
• Grill cevapcici until cooked through, turning as needed. The grilling usually takes about 30 minutes.
• Serve in warmed or grilled pita bread, white bread or rolls on a bed of chopped onions, with your choice of toppings such as kajmak, sour cream, cottage cheese, fresh peppers, ajvar or tomatoes.

SERBIAN CEVAPCICI

Steps:

• Preheat a grill for medium-low heat.
• In a large bowl, combine the ground pork, ground beef, ground lamb and egg white. Add the garlic, salt, baking soda, black pepper, cayenne pepper and paprika. Mix well using your hands, and form into finger length sausages about 3/4 inch thick.
• Lightly oil the grilling surface. Grill sausages until cooked through, turning as needed, about 30 minutes.

CEVAPCICI AKA CHEVOPS (YUGOSLAVIAN SAUSAGES)

Steps:

• Meat:.
• Mix all the ingredients thoroughly, except the oil.
• Roll the mixture into little "cigars" about 1 inch by 3 inches. Rub lightly with olive oil.
• Grill or broil until done, turning while grilling. Approximately 3 -5 minutes per batch.
• Serve with yogurt sauce (recipe follows).
• Yogurt Sauce for dipping:.
• Mix all the ingredients together and serve with Cevapcici as a dip.

CEVAPCICI

Steps:

• Serving suggestions:.
• Combine the beef, pork, club soda, salt, garlic, pepper, baking soda and bread in a mixing bowl and mix together by hand for at least 5 to 10 minutes. Refrigerate, covered, for a few hours or up to 12 hours.
• Grab a small handful of the meat mixture and roll between your hands to form breakfast sausage-size links. Repeat with the remaining meat.
• Heat a griddle until hot. Lightly grease the griddle with some oil, and then cook the cevapcici, rolling them around occasionally, until cooked though and golden.
• To serve:.
• Grill the cut sides of the rolls. Sandwich the cevapcici and onions in the rolls with dollops of Kajmak and avjar and serve.
• Kajmak (Serbian Cheese Sauce):.
• Beat together the cream cheese, feta cheese, sour cream and butter if using until fluffy.

LECHO

Steps:

• Saute onions and peppers.
• Add all other vegetables and Kielbasa.You also can saute the kielbasa first before mixing with vegetables so the kielbasa will be more crunchy and without fat.
• Lower the heat and continue cooking until vegetables are tender (you can cover a little bit if you want more liquid).
• Add tomato paste, salt , pepper and vegetable seasoning (Vegeta, if you have it).
• Serve with French Bread. Enjoy. Smacznego.