mici

Mititei or Mici are little sausages without any casings made with ground meat and spices, and are usually served with lots of mustard, bread and a cold beer. They&#039;re juicy, plump, delicious and really easy to make!

Mititei (Romanian Street Food)

beef

pork

pepper

thyme

sweet paprika

salt

garlic (minced)

baking soda

allspice

beef broth (no sodium added)

Make the meat mixture: 

Make the meat mixture: Add all the ingredients and ¼ cup of the broth to the bowl of your stand mixer. Start mixing using the dough hook or paddle attachment for about 3 minutes on medium low. As the liquid is absorbed by the meat, keep adding ¼ cup of broth at a time until all the liquid is absorbed.

Cover and chill:

Cover and chill: Transfer the meat mixture to a bowl and press it down with a spatula to push out any air bubbles. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. This allows all the ingredients to get friendly, resulting in very tasty sausages.

Shape into sausages:

Shape into sausages: Form the meat into long little sausages that are about 4 inches long and about 1 inch in diameter. You can use a piping bag, this way you&#39;ll end up with perfect mititei all the same size. You can also use your clean hands to shape them into long sausages. This is easier achieved if you wet your hands as you roll the meat. Make sure they are long enough, as they do tend to shrink when grilling.

Grill the sausages:

Grill the sausages: Grill on a hot grill, turning every 3 minutes on each side. You want to make sure the grill is not scorching hot, as they will burn on the outside and will end up raw in the middle. If the heat is too low they will dry out.

Serve:

Serve: Serve with lots mustard and french fries.

https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/2HecaLml.mp4

Mititei or Mici are little sausages without any casings made with ground meat and spices, and are usually served with lots of mustard, bread and a cold beer. They're juicy, plump, delicious and really easy to make!

These garlicky delicious meaty open homamade sausages are such a Romanian staple and no BBQ will ever happen without them. With just a few ingredients, they are to die for especially when served hot with mustard and a cold, cold beer! Perfect for any type of weather.

Homemade mici - romanian garlicky meat open sausages

500 g ground beef (I used 5% fat content)

beef stock (ideally homemade * see recipe notes)

ml beer

tsp soda bicarbonate

garlic

nutmeg ((optional))

coriander powder ((optional))

tsp ground cumin ((optional))

tsp ground pepper

tsp cayenne pepper

Place the meat into a bowl, you can give it another whizz into food processor for a double grinding but don’t worry if you don’t fancy doing this. There is another solution - extra mixing/kneading.

In a larger mug I mix the beef stock with a beer so that be carbonate spices seasoning salt pepper and give it a good good stir until the salt has dissolved entirely.

Add this liquid mixture to the meat and mix really well until the mixture becomes almost a paste. And this is your double grinding technique

You can now work with a dash of oil or water to form the sausages into their shapes. A little touch of oil takes you a long way so just grease your palms with a tiny dash of oil or, use a bit of water. I always use oil. It helps with preventing them from sticking. Place all on a plate or a little tray, something that can easily be placed in the fridge.

Top 2 mici recipes from across the web

The most viewed mici recipes by Recipe Cart users, saved from over 20,000 sites. Or, go to our Recipe Search Engine

Top Tags

Mititei (Romanian Street Food)

Homemade mici - romanian garlicky m...

Top 2 mici recipes from across the web

The most viewed mici recipes by Recipe Cart users, saved from over 20,000 sites. Or, go to our Recipe Search Engineic_arrow_forward_48px

Top Tags

Mititei (Romanian Street Food)

Homemade mici - romanian garlicky m...

The most viewed mici recipes by Recipe Cart users, saved from over 20,000 sites. Or, go to our Recipe Search Engine