Cooking with our Guests: Eleni's Legendary Traditional Cypriot Pork Sausage Recipe (Sheftalies)

ground lamb

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Ground turkey is leaner while ground beef is often more affordable.

pork caul fat

🥗Healthier: bacon

💰Cheaper: chicken skin

Bacon adds flavor, while chicken skin is a more economical substitute.

red wine

🥗Healthier: red wine vinegar

💰Cheaper: grape juice

Red wine vinegar provides acidity without alcohol, while grape juice is a non-alcoholic alternative.

Wash and rinse the caul fat very well with water.

Soak the caul fat in cold water and agitate gently to help it pull apart.

Change the water several times until it is clear and not bloody.

Add fresh cold water and a little bit of vinegar to the caul fat and soak for 15 minutes.

Chop onions and parsley finely, ensuring they are visible but not chunky in the mixture.

Combine 3 kilos of ground pork with the chopped onions and parsley in a bowl.

Add 2 tablespoons of salt, 1 tablespoon of pepper, 30 ml of white wine, 2 teaspoons of cinnamon, and 2 tablespoons of dry mint to the meat mixture.

Mix all ingredients thoroughly until well combined.

Take a piece of caul fat and wrap a handful of the meat mixture in it.

Cooking Techniques

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