Balkan Burger Recipe, Kajmak & Ajvar, Pljeskavica Cheekyricho Cooking Youtube Video Recipe ep.1,450

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt provides similar creaminess with fewer calories.

cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Low-fat cheese reduces calories while processed cheese is often cheaper.

buns

🥗Healthier: whole grain buns

💰Cheaper: white bread

Whole grain buns offer more nutrients, while white bread is often less expensive.

Saute finely diced onions in a little oil and allow to cool.

Combine 250 grams each of lamb, beef, chicken, and pork mince in a bowl.

Add paprika, vegetable salt, freshly ground pepper, and crushed garlic to the meat mixture.

Chop fresh oregano and rosemary, then add to the mixture.

Grate about a third of a whole nutmeg into the mixture.

Mix all the ingredients together by hand to form a cohesive mixture.

Divide the mixture into four large patties.

Cook the patties in bacon lard over medium-high heat until browned and cooked through.

Prepare ajvar by blending garlic, freshly cracked pepper, vegetable salt, white wine vinegar, fire-roasted capsicum peppers, and fried eggplant until smooth.

Warm pita bread in the microwave for about 10 seconds.

Assemble the burger by placing a patty in the warmed pita, adding ajvar, sliced onion, and fresh red bell pepper.

Drizzle cagemak over the assembled burger and serve with pickles.

Cooking Techniques

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