Sheftalia Sausage
Makes Pieces
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A Greek Cypriot sausage recipe I picked up whilst serving in the RAF in Cyprus.
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- 500g minced pork
- 2 onions, finely chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 6 tablespoons parsley, finely chopped
- 1 slice of bread, remove crust and soak in 2 tablespoons of water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- teaspoon pepper
- teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 peice of Caul fat
- 1 lemon, the juice of
Method
step 1
Wash the caul fat well under running cold water and place it in a bowl, add the lemon juice and leave for 10-15 minutes. Rinse and let it drain.step 2
In a medium sized bowl add the meat, onions, garlic, parsley, salt, pepper, cinnamon. Squeeze any excess water from the bread and add this to the rest of the ingredients. Mix thoroughly.step 3
Lay out the caul fat flat and cut it into square pieces about 7x7cm. Put about a tablespoon of the meat mixture in every piece of caul fat, fold in the outside edges and roll.step 4
Thread a metal skewer with 3-4 sheftalia lengthwise or with a special fork type skewer 4-5 sheftalia widthwise. Place the sheftalia on a charcoal barbecue, or under a preheated grill on high, and cook for 10-15 minutes turning them from time to time until they are cooked thorougly.
