Sheftalia (Spiced Minced Meat Rolls)

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~ Sheftalia is a Cypriot dish. It is very tasty, appetizing and it can be served as a main dish or as a hot appetizer, always accompanied with Souvlakia, fries and Greek salad.
~ It is also served in pita bread mixed with Souvlaki, finely chopped onions, chopped parsley, chopped tomato and cucumber.
~ The preparation of Sheftalia is very easy and always worth trying.
~ For the ingredients you will need for every kilo of minced meat:

~ Ingredients:   ~ 1 kilo of minced meat (beef and pork mixed) ~ 1 packet of lamb suet (Bolia - Panna) ~ 1 cup of finely chopped onions ~ 1 tsp of dry mint (diosmo) ~ salt & pepper (to taste) ~ 1/4 cup of bread crumbs ~ 1 cup of finely chopped parsley ~ 1/2 tsp of cinnamon powder

 

~ Place all ingredients in a large bowl, mix well and let them sit for about 1/2 an hour for the meat to absorb the aroma of all the herbs and spices. ~ Put suet in warm water until is soft enough to work with. ~ Place suet on a cutting board a piece at a time. ~ Cut in about 4x4 inches and put about a tbsp of prepared minced meat mixture and roll it making sure that all the mixture is covered. ~ When all Sheftalias are made, place on a double skewer or too singles. ~ The reason for the double skewer is when placed over the grill you don’t want them to spin while cooking. ~ If any mixture is left over, it can always be used as home made hamburgers. ~ Cook on low heat charcoal by turning Shaftalia every 2-3 minutes for about 15-20 minutes and until the suet is nice and brown. ~ Place Sheftalia in a dish, squeeze 1/2 a lemon over them and garnish on top with finely chopped onions and parsley. ~ For people who enjoy a nice Greek red wine Sheftalia and Souvlaki is the perfect hot appetizer for it. ~ Good luck and enjoy.

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