Ćevapi

Name: Ćevapi
Prep time: 720 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 735 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Bosnian & Sandžak
Ingredients: 1 kg minced beef (or beef-lamb mix); onion water + garlic; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; salt, pepper; somun/lepinja bread, raw onion, kajmak

Bosnia's national dish and Sarajevo's pride: small skinless fingers of finely minced beef grilled over charcoal and tucked, still sizzling, into pillowy somun bread with raw onion and a spoon of kajmak.

12 hr 15 min · Serves 4 · Medium

Recipe by Halal Gourmet Editorial Team

Ingredients

Mince

1 kgminced beef (or beef-lamb mix), zabiha; finely minced
onion water + garlic
1 tspbicarbonate of soda, for the signature springy texture
salt, pepper

Serve

somun/lepinja bread, raw onion, kajmak

Method

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Time: Prep 720 min · Cook 15 min · 735 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
Knead the fine mince with onion water, garlic, bicarbonate, salt, and pepper to a smooth paste; rest refrigerated overnight.
720 min
2
Shape into uniform small fingers.
15 min
3
Grill fast over charcoal; serve 5 or 10 to a portion in warm somun with chopped raw onion and kajmak.
15 min