CEVAPCICI S AJVAROM ( BALKAN COUNTRY SAUSAGE)

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In 2/08 Saveur, I found this recipe. Will be trying when we eat meat again in late Spring, but this looked too good NOT to post!

Provided by Amberngriffinco

Categories     Lamb/Sheep

Time 3h10m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 18

6 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
kosher salt, to taste
1/3 lb ground chuck
1/3 lb ground lamb
1/3 lb ground pork
2 tablespoons hot paprika
1 2/3 teaspoons dried savory
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 yellow onion (1/2 grated, 1/2 thinly slice)
1 medium eggplant
fresh ground white pepper
1/4 cup soda water (seltzer, tonic)
3 red bell peppers, halved and seeded
7 tablespoons olive oil (7, extra virgin)
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
pita bread, and
sour cream

Steps:

  • Roughly chop 4 garlic cloves with 1/2 tsp salt, using flat side of large knife, mash garlic into a paste. Transfer to a bowl, mix with beef, lamb, pork and half the paprika, savory, cayenne, GRATED onion, 2 tsp salt and 2 tsp pepper. Add soda water; bea with a spoon till tacky. Knead with with your hands for 3 minutes; cover and refrigerate 2 hours.
  • Knead mixture once more for about 1 minutes, then shape into sixteen 3" long sausages. Transfer to a sheet pan. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
  • Meanwhile, make the sauce. Heat broiler, with rack 6 inches from broiler element. Arrange peppers and eggplant on foil lined baking sheet in a single layer, cut sides down. Rub with 1 Tablespoon olive oil, sprinkle with salt. Broil, turning once, till softened and somewhat charred, 14-15 minutes. Remove and discard skins from peppers. Scoop flesh from eggplant, discard skin and largest seeds. Pulse eggplant and 4 tablespoons olive oil in food processor with remaining garlic to make a coarse puree; transfer to a bowl. Puree peppers, add to eggplant and stir in remaining paprika, vinegar, sugar and salt and pepper to taste. Cover and set sauce aside.
  • Heat remaining olive oil in large skillet over medium high heat. Cook sausages, turning occasionally, till browned, 6-8 minutes. Serve with sauce, pita bread and sour cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 596, Fat 48, SaturatedFat 12.8, Cholesterol 80.9, Sodium 79.6, Carbohydrate 20.7, Fiber 8.6, Sugar 9.6, Protein 22.6

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