Cevapchichi Recipe At Home With A Photo: How To Cook Deliciously In A Pan, In The Oven And In Other Ways

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

Chevapchichi: home cooking secrets

In early 2017, a commercial for semi-finished products appeared, which unexpectedly attracted increased attention. What caused this phenomenon? Viral ads have done their job. Unaccustomed to our ears, the word intrigued and even interpreted as something vulgar. Let's try to figure out what chevapchichi are, how to cook them according to the classic recipe and what to serve with.

Content

• 1 Where did the dish appear and what to cook it from

  1.1 What to serve cevapcici with

• 2 How to make cevapchichi at home: a step-by-step recipe with a photo

  • 2.1 In a frying pan with potatoes
  • 2.2 Video: recipe for homemade meat sausages

• 3 Cooking methods

  • 3.1 On the grill pan
  • 3.2 How to cook in the oven
  • 3.3 With bacon in a slow cooker
  • 3.4 How and how much to cook in the airfryer
  • 3.5 How to fry in the microwave

  • 3.6 How to grill on the grill

    3.6.1 Video: preparing grilled cevapcici

• 4 How to store cevapchichi correctly

Where did the dish appear and what to cook it from

Popular among the peoples of the Balkan Peninsula, cevapcici represent the national cuisine of Serbia. The classic version is grilled minced meat sausages with the addition of spices and onions. Recently, the name of this dish has been heard in our area.

Why is this, at first glance, a simple dish interesting? Real chevapchichi, according to the general Balkan opinion, are made only from beef or lamb. The meat should be fatty. Sometimes in Serbia, pork plays the role of a fatty ingredient in minced meat. It will take a lot of time to prepare the dish. The meat slices are pre-marinated in salted water with the addition of garlic and pepper, then chopped with a knife. The finished minced meat is kneaded well, beaten off and again insisted.

If it is not possible to cook sausages on your own, semi-finished products come to the rescue. The food industry workers have already taken care of all the preliminary stages, you just need to bring the product to readiness.

What to serve cevapcici with

Fresh vegetables, onions or fried potatoes can be served with the dish

Traditionally, these sausages are served with chopped onions and pita bread. In Serbian cuisine, they are garnished with eggplant sauté. The dish goes well with fresh vegetables: bell peppers, tomatoes. Lecho and fried potatoes are also great for this role.

How to make cevapchichi at home: a step by step recipe with a photo

It will take much more time to make homemade meat sausages, the process consists of several stages.

In a frying pan with potatoes

For semi-finished products, you will need the following set of ingredients:

• beef - 350 g;
• onion - 1 pc.;
• salt - 1 tsp;
• ground black pepper - 1/2 tsp;
• vegetable oil.

For a side dish, take:

• young potatoes - 10-15 pcs.;
• onion - 1 pc.;
• salt, pepper to taste;
• brown sugar - 2 tsp;
• butter;
• vegetable oil.

Step-by-step instruction:

1. Peel the meat from films and veins, cut into small slices.

   

   Cut the meat into small pieces

2. Cut the peeled onion into pieces for chopping in a meat grinder.

   

   Chop the onions

3. Pass the meat and onions through a meat grinder several times.

   

   Prepare minced meat from meat and onions

4. Season with salt and pepper. To keep the sausages in shape, you need to mix and beat off the minced meat.

   

   Add salt, seasonings to the minced meat, mix well and beat off

5. Form chevapchichi with your hands or using a special attachment for a meat grinder.

   

   Form sausages from minced meat

6. Fry the sausages in a pan with vegetable oil until golden brown.

   

   Fry the chevapcichi until golden brown

7. For a side dish, boil small tubers of young potatoes until half cooked in salted water.

   

   Peel and boil potatoes

8. Then fry the potatoes in a pan.

   

   Fry the boiled tubers in a preheated pan with oil

9. Now you can cook onions: send butter and vegetable oil to the pan.

   

   Heat oil in a frying pan

10. When the oil is hot, add the onion, salt and pepper.

    

    Send the onion to a preheated pan

11. Fry the onion rings until half cooked, stirring constantly. Add brown sugar to the pan, mix well and fry for a few more minutes.

    

    Add brown sugar to the onion skillet

12. Cevapcici, crispy potatoes and sweet caramelized onions can be served.

    

    Place prepared potatoes and sausages on a plate, caramelized onions on top

Video: recipe for homemade meat sausages

Cooking methods

Now let's talk about the methods, and there are several of them.

On a grill pan

In addition to a regular frying pan, a grill pan is also suitable for frying.

The gil pan can replace the usual

1. Heat the pan well, grease the surface with oil.
2. Lay out semi-finished meat products. Fry for 8-10 minutes, turning over.

How to cook in the oven

If the roasting option is unacceptable to you, try baking sausages in the oven.

On a baking sheet for sausages, you can put potato wedges, so at the same time you will prepare both the main course and the side dish

1. Cover a baking sheet with baking paper and place the sausages on it.
2. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and bake the meats for 20 minutes.

With bacon in a slow cooker

It is also possible to cook juicy sausages in a slow cooker. The machine must be equipped with a frying function.

Fry the sausages for about 8 minutes

1. Wrap the formed sausages in bacon, put on the bottom of a greased bowl.
2. Switch on the appropriate function and close the cover.
3. Turn over after 3-4 minutes. The total frying time is 6 to 8 minutes.

How and how much to cook in the airfryer

If there is an airfryer in the arsenal of kitchen appliances, then you can bake chevapchichi in it. To do this, you need wooden skewers, they must first be held in water for 20 minutes.

Airfryer cooking takes longer

1. Put the skewered sausages on the edges of the baking dish, heated to 220 degrees.
2. Cook for 30-40 minutes, turning over from time to time.

How to fry in the microwave

Microwaving cevapcichi is considered the easiest way. This method does not involve the use of additional fats and oils. If your microwave has a grill, you can use it for a golden brown crust.

This method does not require the use of fat or oil.

1. Place the semi-finished products in a microwave-safe dish.
2. Cook in combination mode or at full power for about 10 minutes.

How to grill on the grill

The most correct chevapchichi are cooked on the grill. This method makes it possible to fully enjoy the taste and aroma of the dish. But do not use the minced chicken recipe, as the finished product may be dry and poorly in shape.

Grilled sausages are more aromatic and juicy

1. Put the chevapchichi on the wire rack and, turning, bring to readiness over smoldering coals.
2. You can bake sausages on skewers. It is recommended to lubricate them with oil so that the finished products can be easily removed.

Video: preparing grilled cevapcici

How to store cevapchichi correctly

Chevapchichi are semi-finished products, it is necessary to store a self-prepared product in accordance with established standards.

The shelf life of products is 12 hours at a temperature from +2 to +6 degrees. In the freezer, meat sausages will not deteriorate within 3-4 months.

Semi-finished products, which are packed using a protective atmosphere, are suitable for use for up to 15 days if the temperature is maintained from -2 to +4 degrees.

We learned what real chevapchichi can be. In our country, the main recipe for sausages is slightly simplified and adapted to suit every taste: they are prepared from pork, beef, chicken or cold cuts. Traditional pita is replaced with fresh white bread and sausages are served with any side dish.