Name: Three-Meat Patties
Yield: Makes 8 Patties; Serves 4
Cuisine: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ingredients: 1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded, and finely chopped, or 3 tablespoons chopped pickled peppers; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ⅓ cup homemade beef stock, canned low-sodium beef broth, or water; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or more to taste; ½ teaspoon ground coriander; 1½ teaspoons salt, or more to taste; 3 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 8 ounces ground veal or lamb; ½ medium-size onion, grated; 8 ounces ground pork butt; 8 ounces ground beef chuck; 1 medium-size onion, finely chopped; 1 ripe tomato, finely chopped; 4 crusty rolls

Preparation info

Makes
4
Patties; Serves

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Barbecue Bible

By Steven Raichlen

Published 1998

About

Pronounced che-VAP-chee-chee, ćevapčići are one of the many grilled ground meat patties popular in the Balkans; compare them with the mititei (Romanian Pork and Lamb Sausages, opposite) and kufteh (Bulgarian Burgers) in this chapter. This version calls for an equal amount of beef, veal, and pork, but ćevapčići are also made with just lamb or any combination of these meats. The resulting flavor is so richly complex it tastes like