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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 200 g minced pork
  • 200 g minced beef
  • 200 g minced young lamb
  • 200 g minced veal
  • 1 ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp sweet paprika powder
  • 1 tsp paprika powder, hot
  • 3 rolls, soaked, squeezed
  • 5 cloves garlic, finely diced
  • 1 large onion(s), finely diced
  • 200 g lard

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

Croatian meatballs

Combine all ingredients, except the lard, in a large bowl and season to taste. Cover and refrigerate for about 30 minutes to allow everything to marinate. Season again if necessary. Form the meat dough into flat, approximately 12 cm meatballs. Heat half of the lard. Fry the meatballs in batches until brown on both sides. Heat the other half of the lard and fry the remaining meatballs until brown. Serve with ajvar, chopped onions, lettuce, and baguette.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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