Cypriot Recipes
Sheftalia / şeftali kebabı
Sheftalia (Turkish: şeftali kebabı) is a traditional Cypriot food. It is a type of sausage without skin, that uses caul fat, or omentum, the membrane that surrounds the stomach of pig or lamb, to wrap the ingredients rather than sausage casing.
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Ingredients
1/2 kg minced pork or lamb shoulder or leg
4 onions, finely chopped
2 slices dry white bread (rest of yesterday’s breakfast) , dipped in water
1 bunch parsley, finely chopped
caul fat
salt, pepper
Preparation
– Mix all ingredients except caul fat. Knead well.
– Lay out caul fat and cut into small square pieces. Mould 1 spoon of meat mixture into a sausage shape and place onto each square. Wrap caul fat around each piece and tuck the ends in to contain the filling.
– Grill them on the charcoal barbecue or gas grill until golden brown.
Source: moa.gov.cy