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Romanian grilled minced meat rolls
5.0 / 1 votesAn easy and basic recipe for delicious Romanian grilled minced meat rolls. Made with minced beef that you can also combine with minced pork or mutton.
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Made by Véronique
Published at 2016-04-05, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 20 minutes.
Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.
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Preparation time
10 minutes
Time cooking
10 minutes
Total time
20 minutes
Preparation - 10 minutes
Get your mortar and pestle and grind the caraway seeds and juniper, or skip this step if you already bought ground spices. Peel and finely chop the garlic cloves.
Combine minced meat, chopped garlic, ground spices, beef stock and baking soda with your hands. Season with pepper and salt and set aside.
You can cook them right away or wait a few hours so the flavours will enhance.
Cooking the Romanian grilled minced meat rolls - 10 minutes
Heat up your grill or barbecue. Meanwhile, use your hands to form the minced beef mixture into the desired shape. Coat with oil and grill on each side for about 2 to 3 minutes.
Serve with a simple tomato sauce if you like, but we think they're flavorful enough to eat them without sauce.
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5 comments on "Romanian grilled minced meat rolls"
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A_boleyn
says on 2016-04-12
I grew up here in Canada with those mititei so I don't know what the 'real' Romanian version tastes like. I look forward to what you SIL says if you post her response. :)
Ohmydish
says on 2016-04-15
He A_Boleyn! I asked my sister in law today and she said she's not familiair with anything pre-seasoned or herb mixes or anything like that for this mititei/mici. In Romania they all mix and make it from scratch like I did in this recipe and she said this recipe is correct :)
A_boleyn
says on 2016-04-11
Even my Romanian mother bought preseasoned meat from one of the sellers at the city market to make these mititei/mici or cevapcici. It's all in the herbs and I've tried to replicate it at home but just haven't managed it yet. I think summer savoury is one of the ones they use at the market. :)
Ohmydish
says on 2016-04-12
Have to be honest that I never had those before and I think these taste awesome. So I can't tell about those 'real' Romanian ones. But, my sister in law is from Romania, so I will definitely going to check with her (or her family)! :)
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