They are the export hit from the Balkans: Ćevapčići! Young and old can plaster the small meat rolls in no time - and so you can produce many at the same time.
- Ćevapčići * are grilled rolls made from minced meat.
- The meat dish is particularly popular and widespread in the Balkans.
- With a trick, you can easily produce large quantities - for parties and hungry guests.
Ćevapčići and a Djuvec rice, ajvar and maybe a mild red onion salad and dinner, the club party or the children's birthday party is saved! But how do you make so many Ćevapčići so quickly in such a short time? Roll your hands? Absolutely not, because you can roll for a soccer team until you go black…. Here comes the solution!
There are no original Ćevapčići
Anyone who has ever been served original Ćevapčići can be sure: Original yes, according to the chef's original recipe . Because in the Balkans every country, every region, every city and every village - yes, almost every street has a different recipe. Some do not season the meat at all, others add baking soda - so that the Ćevapčići get a slightly rubbery consistency.
Which minced meat do you have to use for Ćevapčići?
Here again the answer: there are no rules for this. In Bosnia-Herzegovina, which is around 50 percent Muslim, people are less likely to eat minced pork . For this, beef is mixed vigorously with lamb. And that's how it should be: everyone can mix their minced meat as they please. This also applies to the preparation of Ćevapčići in this country.
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But now finally to the trick!
A Ćevapčići press (advertising link) is needed! Very easily. Which brand you choose shouldn't matter. The principle of all these presses: fill in the minced meat, put the lid on, press and - depending on how many Ćevapčići the press is designed for - well-shaped and above all loose Ćevapčići come out of the holes in the bottom. To do this, just look for Ćevapčići press on the Internet. And: with such Ćevapčići presses you can also prepare croquettes or gnocchi. Also in a very short time. When things have to go fast for a large crowd.
Supplements to Ćevapčići
Djuvec rice, ajvar and an onion salad have already been mentioned above. But I would like to make an alternative suggestion. Serve the Ćevapčići in a delicious tomato and cheese sauce. Finally, fresh, finely chopped garlic and parsley is sprinkled over it. The recipe is just below.
Recipe for quick Ćevapčići
Servings: 35 Ćevapčići
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Ingredients for quick Ćevapčići
For cevapcici:
- 1 kg of mixed minced meat
- 5 tbsp spice mixture (of your choice)
For the tomato and cheese sauce:
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 kg chunky or strained tomatoes (from the can)
- 100 ml white wine
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 150 g feta
- 2 spring onions
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1 bunch of parsley
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How to prepare the recipe for quick Ćevapčići
Preparation Ćevapčići:
Preparation of the tomato and cheese sauce
- Heat the olive oil in a pan and fry a finely chopped onion until translucent.
- Add 1 tablespoon of tomato paste, toast and deglaze with 100 ml of white wine.
- Add the tomatoes and simmer everything for 5 minutes.
- Now season with salt, pepper and chili powder.
- After another 15 minutes, add the finely chopped feta cheese.
- Simmer for another 5 minutes, the cheese should melt a little. But don't stir anymore!
- Finally, sprinkle the finely chopped garlic, finely chopped spring onions and chopped fresh parsley over the top.
And for dessert: bake this wonderful apple sauce cake with vanilla pudding *
The recipe for quick Ćevapčići in the video
Anja Auer * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network, article contains affiliate links.
Anja Auer is editor-in-chief of the BBQ & Food magazine “Die Frau am Grill”. In addition, she runs the largest YouTube channel on the subject of “grilling”, which is produced by a woman in German-speaking countries. Most of the recipes don't just work on the grill, but also on the stove and in the oven. You can find more recipes at www.die-frau-am-grill.de and the YouTube channel www.youtube.com/diefrauamgrill.