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Cevapcici Sausage with Cheese on the blue plate, close up side shot
  • 40 min.
  • 40 min.
  • 1/5

Ingredients:

Čevapčiči Sausages:

* Can be substituted with another LB of ground beef, pork sausage, ground turkey, or ground lamb.

Recipes

Best served with:

Directions:

1. Čevapčiči Sausage with Cheese Mixture:

Let’s start the preparation of Čevapčiči Sausages with Cheese by sautéing the onion.

1.1.

Sauté onion:

1.1.1. Preheat a pan on medium-high heat with 2 TBSP of frying oil and add:

1 medium onion – finely chopped

Sauté with occasional stirring until glossy (about 3 – 4 minutes).

1.1.2.

Then, take the pot off the stove and let it partially cool while proceeding with the next step.

1.2.

Complete the mixture:

1.2.1. Add into the mixing bowl:

1 LB of ground beef
1 LB of ground pork
1 cup of shredded mozzarella
4 cloves of garlic – grated
2 TSP of paprika
1 TSP of salt
1 TSP of ground pepper
Sauteed onion from the previous step.

Thoroughly stir until fully combined (preferably by hand).

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2. Form Čevapčiči Sausages With Cheese:

Note:
Work one-by-one.

2.1. Scoop a portion of the meat by using a 4 FL OZ disher or hands and scale.

Note:
If you use a scale, ensure that each portion is 4.5 OZ (equivalent to 4 FL OZ thanks to higher density).

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2.2.

Then, using your hands, form a cylinder shape.

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2.3.

Place on the baking sheet with parchment paper and repeat with the remaining mixture.

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3. Optional Cooling Before Grilling Only:

3.1. To ensure that čevapčiči will nicely hold together and not fall apart during further grilling, it is best to place it in the freezer for about 10 – 15 minutes.

Notes:

  • This step is optional, and you can grill čevapčiči right after preparing the mixture—it may just be slightly more challenging.
  • If you are performing this optional step, place it in the freezer on the baking sheet.

4. Preheating:

4.1.

Set oven to 350°F or preheat a grill.

5. Roast or Grill:

5.1. When the oven or grill is fully preheated, place it in and cook until fully cooked * (usually about 15 – 20 minutes based on the thickness of the čevapčiči sausage).

Important:

  • Oven roasting – leave it on the baking sheet with parchment paper during preparation.
  • Grilling – place each one by one on the grill (do not prepare on a baking sheet)
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5.2.

Turn once in the middle of the oven, roasting and/or turning 4x during grill preparation (each side should be grilled for a few minutes).

6. Serving of Čevapčiči Sausages With Cheese:

6.1.

Serve warm or cold.

6.2. Serve with mashed or boiled potatoes and mustard, or make it even more special with homemade tartar sauce.

Tip:
Optionally, it also serves as a sandwich with fresh sliced onion and mustard.

* Check with a food thermometer to make sure that you have reached the minimum recommended safe serving temperature for ground meat of 160°F.
Kitchen Guide

Ground Meat With the Exception of Poultry

The USDA minimum safe internal temperature is 160°F.

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