Ingredients

  • 2 lbs ground beef
  • 1 lb ground pork
  • 1/4 cup club soda
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons granulated garlic
  • 2 teaspoons black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 slices white bread, crusts removed, ripped into small pieces
  • vegetable oil, for greasing
  • Serving suggestions
  • roll, split
  • thinly sliced onion
  • serbian cheese sauce, recipe follows (Kajmak)
  • red pepper, and eggplant sauce (prepared avjar)
  • Kajmak (Serbian Cheese Sauce)
  • 1 lb cream cheese
  • 1 lb feta cheese
  • 1 lb sour cream
  • 1/2 lb butter, softened (optional)

Method

  • Serving suggestions:
  • Combine the beef, pork, club soda, salt, garlic, pepper, baking soda and bread in a mixing bowl and mix together by hand for at least 5 to 10 minutes. Refrigerate, covered, for a few hours or up to 12 hours.
  • Grab a small handful of the meat mixture and roll between your hands to form breakfast sausage-size links. Repeat with the remaining meat.
  • Heat a griddle until hot. Lightly grease the griddle with some oil, and then cook the cevapcici, rolling them around occasionally, until cooked though and golden.
  • To serve:
  • Grill the cut sides of the rolls. Sandwich the cevapcici and onions in the rolls with dollops of Kajmak and avjar and serve.
  • Kajmak (Serbian Cheese Sauce):
  • Beat together the cream cheese, feta cheese, sour cream and butter if using until fluffy.