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Now it's starting to warm up, time to think about sparking up the bbq. Kufteta are traditional Bulgarian 'burgers'. They are served all year round and taste a bit like a spicy meatball. Perfect for cooking on charcoal.

Ingredients:
1kg minced meat - 60% pork, 40% beef
1 or two onions
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon fresh parsley
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
20g salt

Instructions:

Salt the minced meat and place in the fridge for around 4 hours. Then, mix it with the black pepper and cumin. Thinly slice the onions and mix into the mixture along with 2 or 3 teaspoons of water. Mix in all the remaining ingredients well and let rest again in the fridge for 2 hours.

Form into meatball or burger shapes and either fry them or barbecue them.

A Shopska Salad makes a perfect side dish to this.

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Or, you could make the most of the lovely Bulgarian veg and create a veggie version ...

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Ingredients:
800gr courgettes (3-4)
500gr boiled potatoes (5-6)
3 eggs
Half a sprig of parsley finely chopped
90 gr flour (1/2 a cup)
1 cup sunflower oil
black pepper and salt
Natural yoghurt to garnish

Instructions:
Peel the boiled potatoes and mash them. Grate the raw courgettes and add to the potatoes. Mix together with two of the eggs, parsley, black pepper and the salt. Form into balls or burgers, brush with the last beaten egg and dip in some flour. Pan fry or barbecue them and serve with the yoghurt.

I only just finished lunch and now I feel hungry again thanks Chris I will be giving these a try when the weather gets better

sarah

Thanks Chris this will go down well on a BBQ