Name: Mortadella from Aleppo (Beef Sausage with Garlic and Pistachios)
Yield: Makes 4
Cuisine: Syrian
Ingredients: 1 egg; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) of lean minced beef; 30 g (¼ cup) of fine breadcrumbs; 4 parts water and 1 part apple cider vinegar; Juice of 1 organic lemon; Flatbread; 1½ teaspoons of ground allspice; 4 garlic cloves (pressed); 1 tablespoons of salt; 2 garlic cloves (thinly sliced); 25 g (1 oz) of pistachios

Preparation info

Makes
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Sumac

By Anas Atassi

Published 2021

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Ingredients

500 g (1 lb 2 oz) of lean minced beef
30

Method

In a large bowl, knead together all ingredients except the pistachios. This is traditionally done by hand, but it can also be done in a food processor with the kneading hook. This makes the consistency even smoother.

Divide the meat mixture into four balls of the same size and flatten each ball with the palm of your hand to get rounds that are about 2 cm (¾ inch) thick.

Divide t