# Pljeskavica

Traditional recipe for preparing pljeskavica.

- Cuisine: Other
- Category: Lunch
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- fresh beef
- salt
- onion
- hot fresh pepper
- water
- mineral water
- bones

## Instructions

1. Cut the pljeskavica.
2. Mix the ground beef with salt, using 2% of salt for the meat quantity.
3. Knead the meat until it releases sweat and tears.
4. Cover the meat and refrigerate for 24 hours.
5. Prepare an onion soup to start the fermentation process of the meat.
6. Add the onion and garlic to a pot, and then water. Cook until reduced to 2 deciliters.
7. Sieve the soup and cool.
8. Prepare a spritzer drink with the cooled onion soup and mineral water.
9. Knead the meat again while adding the spritzer slowly.
10. Cover the meat and refrigerate.
11. Repeat the kneading and refrigerating steps for the next days.
12. On the fourth day, sear the bones in a pan.
13. Pour the onion soup, add water and cook.
14. Prepare the grill and heat it.
15. Take a portion of the meat, add onion and fresh hot pepper.
16. Knead well, shape the meat.
17. Grill the pljeskavica.
18. Soak the somun in the onion soup and grill.
19. Add the pljeskavica in the somun.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- bowl
- pot
- lid
- sieve
- glass
- foil
- grill

## Tips

- Use fresh beef for the best results.
- Knead the meat well, until the mixture starts releasing sweat and tears.
- Don't overdo the mineral water.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/R9IqfgkyfBo?si=WAe-MRaHg6detT5N
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/98b53aee-6fb3-4d99-8509-9f2981921b1a
- Extracted: 2025-06-02

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