Mini burgers "Monsters" (Mini pljeskavice „Cudovista“)

Mini burgers "Monsters" will bring fun to the table for Halloween. Small, juicy and irresistible, with their funny faces they look as if they have just escaped from some witch party. They are ideal for a themed serving and will surely attract the attention of both children and adults.

Tags: Halloween, bring to work, for kids (see note), for school.

Ingredients (for 14 mini burgers):

For the meat:

• 500 g of ground beef
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• ½ teaspoon of ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon of ground paprika powder 
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil

For the burgers:

• 14 mini burger buns* (see note)
• 14 leaves of lettuce 
• 14 leaves of cheddar cheese
• 1 small red onion (optional)
• 2-4 pickles
• 14 thin rings of pepperoni or tea sausage (cured, smoked sausage)
• 3-4 tablespoons of ketchup 
• 2-3 tablespoons of mayonnaise

For decoration:

• 28 rings of black olives (about 10 pieces, pitted)
• 28 toothpicks

Preparation:

1. Put the ground beef in a bowl and add salt, pepper and ground pepper. Mix briefly, without kneading the meat too much, until the spices are evenly distributed. Then immediately shape patties.

2. Divide the mixture into 14 equal parts and form patties with a diameter of 7-8 cm (2.75 - 3.15 inches) and a thickness of 1 cm (0.4 inches).

Cevapi (Balkan-style grilled minced meat sausages)

Sastojci (za oko 25–30 ćevapa): 600 g mlevene govedine (plećka ili vrat, 15–20% masnoće), 400 g mlevene junetine ili 600 g mlevene govedine i 400 g mlevene teletine, 15 g sitne soli* (oko 1 ravna supena kašika), 1 kašičica sode bikarbone (5 g), 3 čena belog luka (sitno samlevenog) ili 1.5 kašičica (6 g) paste belog luka, 100 ml hladne mineralne vode (nije gazirana), 2 kašike ulja (suncokretovo ili blago maslinovo).

Priprema:

1. U većoj posudi sjediniti mleveno meso i so. Mesiti rukom 5–7 minuta dok ne postane lepljivo i kompaktno.

2. Dodati beli luk, sodu bikarbonu i polovinu mineralne vode. Nastaviti mešenje još 3–4 minuta.