Cevapi or Cevapcici Recipe – Croatian Sausages

Name: Cevapi or Cevapcici Recipe – Croatian Sausages
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 people
Ingredients: 1 lbs ground beef; 9 oz ground pork; 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

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Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings
4 people
Calories
571 kcal
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Croatian

Cevapi or Cevapcici Recipe – Croatian Sausages

Freya Patterson

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Cevapcici or cevapi, delicious grilled Croatian sausages with lots of garlic and paprika.

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Ingredients

Servings

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

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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.

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Serving 1g Calories 571kcal (29%) Carbohydrates 9g (3%) Protein 52g (104%) Fat 35g (54%) Saturated Fat 13g (65%) Polyunsaturated Fat 18g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 170mg (57%) Sodium 964mg (40%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 2g (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 571 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving	1g
Calories	571kcal	29%
Carbohydrates	9g	3%
Protein	52g	104%
Fat	35g	54%
Saturated Fat	13g	65%
Polyunsaturated Fat	18g	106%
Trans Fat	1g	50%
Cholesterol	170mg	57%
Sodium	964mg	40%
Fiber	2g	8%
Sugar	2g	4%