Romanian Lamb And Lamb Sausages (mititei)

Total Time: 2 hrs 23 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 12 ounces ground lamb (or beef)
• 12 ounces ground lamb shoulder
• 1 small onion, minced as finely as possible
• 2 garlic cloves, minced as finely as possible
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt (or more to taste)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon paprika (hot or sweet)
• 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1/2 teaspoon caraway seed
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper (or more to taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 pinch ground cloves (a tiny pinch)

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients in a large bowl.
• 2 knead and squeeze with your hands until thoroughly blended, 3-4 minutes.
• 3 to test for seasoning, take a small amount of the mixture and saute it in a nonstick skillet until cooked through, then taste and adjust seasonings. never eat raw lamb.
• 4 lightly oil a large plate.
• 5 divide meat mixture into 8 equal portions.
• 6 lightly wet your hands with cold water.
• 7 roll each portion into a sausage about 3" long and 1" in diameter.
• 8 place sausages on oiled plate as they are made.
• 9 cover loosely with plastic wrap and chill 2-4 hours.
• 10 to cook:.
• 11 preheat grill to high.
• 12 oil the grill grate.
• 13 arrange sausages on grill.
• 14 cook, turning with a spatula, until cooked through and nicely browned, 6-8 minutes.