Cevapi or Cevapcici Recipe – Croatian Sausages
Cevapcici or cevapi, delicious grilled Croatian sausages with lots of garlic and paprika.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 571kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lbs ground beef 450 g
- 9 oz ground pork 270 g
- 1 larger onion about 150 g/ 5.5 oz
- 4 large garlic cloves
- 3 tablespoons chopped parsley
- 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
- ½ tablespoon hot paprika
- ½ teaspoon sweet smoked paprika
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda Note 1
- 2 tablespoons dried breadcrumbs
- 2-3 tablespoons water
- ¾ tablespoon vegeta or another vegetable stock powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Combine: Place the ground meat in a bowl. Chop the onion very finely and grate the garlic cloves. Add to the bowl. Add the chopped parsley, all sorts of paprika, baking soda, dried breadcrumbs, water, Vegeta, salt, and pepper. Mix well with the hand mixer fitted with the dough hooks.1 lbs ground beef/ 450 g + 9 oz ground pork/ 270 g + 1 larger onion + 4 large garlic cloves + 3 tablespoons chopped parsley + 1 tablespoon sweet paprika + ½ tablespoon hot paprika + ½ teaspoon sweet smoked paprika + ¾ teaspoon baking soda + 2 tablespoons dried breadcrumbs + 2-3 tablespoons water + ¾ tablespoon vegeta or another vegetable stock powder + 1 teaspoon salt + 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- Refrigerate: Cover the bowl with cling film/ plastic foil and leave to rest for 1 or 2 hours in the refrigerator.
- Shape sausages: Take portions of the meat mixture, about ¼ cup/ 50-55 g portions, and form the cevapi. The rolls should be about as thick as your thumb and about 3-4 inches/ 7-10 cm long. I had 18 sausages. You can easily double the recipe.
- Grill the cevapcici on the hot grill pan or the barbecue for about 12-14 minutes, turning them several times in between, or until brown and cooked through. I checked by cutting one in the middle and then grilling the subsequent batches for the same time.
- Serve hot as suggested above. The cevapcici can be reheated in the oven at 350°F/ 180°C for about 10 minutes or until heated through. Check one; if it is not hot enough, give the sausages a few more minutes.
Notes
Baking soda gives cevapcici their special, slightly "spongy" texture, which sets them apart from other types of sausage.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 571kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 52g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 18g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 170mg | Sodium: 964mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g