Romania Pork And Lamb Sausage Mititei Recipes

MITITEI- AUTHENTIC ROMANIAN GRILLED SAUSAGES RECIPE

Steps:

• Dissolve baking soda in the beef broth or plain water. Set aside.
• Use a garlic press to crush the garlic cloves.
• Place the meat with all ingredients in a large bowl, including the garlic, and mix thoroughly. (If you have a stand mixer, this will work too. )
• Add the broth in stages, mixing well after each addition. (The meat mixture needs to get to a smooth consistency, like a paste, but not too loose.) You might not need to use all the broth/water.
• Cover the bowl and refrigerate overnight for the meat to absorb the flavors.
• The next day, line a tray with foil and set it aside.
• Take the meat out of the refrigerator and, with wet hands, form the "Mititei" in a cylinder shape 2-3 inches long and 1 inch thick.
• Place them on the tray. Continue until you finish all the meat.
• Grill them on high heat, preferably on coal, not gas. Flip them to cook on both sides and cook them to your desired doneness. (around 8 minutes)
• They are delicious when done with just a little pink inside and very juicy.
• Serve with mustard, fresh bread, or French fries next to a cold beer.
• Notes: The "Mititei" meat should contain a pretty good amount of fat. The original recipes use beef suet, fat pork meat(usually shoulder), or lamb. You can use only beef, but you will need to add oil to the mixture to replace the fat. If you do not use fat, the Mititei will be dry.
• Baking soda is mandatory, so do not omit it.

ROMANIAN SAUSAGES (MITITEI)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Place all ingredients in a large bowl and mix thoroughly, wetting your hands frequently to keep the meat moist. Cover the bowl and refrigerate at least 6 hours or overnight.
• Using slightly dampened hands, divide mixture into 18 equal portions and form into oval sausages about 3 inches long and 1 1/2 inches thick.
• Grill, broil or pan-fry 7 minutes per side or bake at 350 F for 15 minutes.
• Serve with tomato and green onion salad, sour cream sprinkled with paprika, baked potato or french fries, or rice.
• Enjoy!

ROMANIAN MITITEI (MICI)

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except soda water and baking soda until well blended.
• Blend in baking soda.
• Slowly add soda water a little at a time until well combined. Mixture should be moist but not so much that it cannot hold a shape.
• Form meat into cylindrical shapes about 2-3 inches long and 1 to 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
• Grill (or fry but they won't be as tasty) turning every few minutes until cooked through, about 10 minutes depending on your grill).
• Serve with a light mustard.

ROMANIAN PORK AND LAMB SAUSAGES (MITITEI)

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.
• Knead and squeeze with your hands until thoroughly blended, 3-4 minutes.
• To test for seasoning, take a small amount of the mixture and saute it in a nonstick skillet until cooked through, then taste and adjust seasonings. NEVER eat raw pork.
• Lightly oil a large plate.
• Divide meat mixture into 8 equal portions.
• Lightly wet your hands with cold water.
• Roll each portion into a sausage about 3" long and 1" in diameter.
• Place sausages on oiled plate as they are made.
• Cover loosely with plastic wrap and chill 2-4 hours.
• To cook:.
• Preheat grill to high.
• Oil the grill grate.
• Arrange sausages on grill.
• Cook, turning with a spatula, until cooked through and nicely browned, 6-8 minutes.

ROMANIA PORK AND LAMB SAUSAGE / MITITEI

Steps:

• 1. Combine the pork, lamb, onion, garlic, oil, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, the baking soda, paprika, marjoram, caraway seeds, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, the allspice, and cloves in a large bowl. Knead and squeeze the mixture with your hands until thoroughly blended, 3 to 4 minutes. To test the mixture for seasoning, sauté a small amount of it in a nonstick skillet until cooked through, then taste, adding salt or pepper to the remaining mixture as necessary it should be highly seasoned.2. Lightly oil a large plate. Divide the meat mixture into 8 equal portions. Lightly wet your hands with cold water, then roll each portion between your palms to form sausage shapes about 1 inch in diameter and 3 1/2 inches long. Place the mititei as they are made on the prepared plate. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate them for 2 to 4 hours.3. Preheat the grill to high.4. When ready to cook, oil the grill grate. Arrange the mititei on the hot grate and grill, turning with a spatula, until nicely browned and cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes in all. Serve immediately.Makes 8 sausages serves 4