🍔 Gourmet pljeskavica

Name: Gourmet pljeskavica
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Serbia · Balkans
Ingredients: 300 g minced beef; 200 g minced pork; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 100 g kajmak; 60 g hard cheese, grated; 60 g bacon, finely chopped; 100 g mushrooms, finely chopped; Salt, pepper, 1 onion for serving

Origin: Serbia · Balkans

700kcal

per serving · 250 g

280kcal

per 100 g

48 gProtein19 g / 100 g

52 gFat21 g / 100 g

10 gCarbs4 g / 100 g

Gurmanska pljeskavica is the 'gourmet' version of the famous Serbian grilled patty: a large, flat burger of minced beef and pork stuffed or topped with kajmak, a rich clotted dairy cream, plus cheese, bacon and mushrooms. Grilled over charcoal, it is smoky outside, juicy inside and melts into a creamy, salty filling. It is served with chopped onion and a side salad, often with grilled vegetables.

Diets

✓

Gluten-freeno wheat, barley or rye in a typical recipe

✓

Keto-friendly4 g carbs per 100 g

✓

High protein19 g protein per 100 g — 27% of the calories

Not vegetarianbecause of: beef, pork, bacon

Not veganbecause of: beef, pork, kajmak clotted cream, cheese, bacon

Contains porkbecause of: pork, bacon

Contains dairybecause of: kajmak clotted cream, cheese

Allergens

Contains (in a typical recipe):

⚠ Milk

What it is made of

beefporkkajmak clotted creamcheesebaconmushrooms

Recipe

4 servings40 min

Ingredients

300 g minced beef
200 g minced pork
2 garlic cloves, crushed
100 g kajmak
60 g hard cheese, grated
60 g bacon, finely chopped
100 g mushrooms, finely chopped
Salt, pepper, 1 onion for serving

Method

Fry the bacon and mushrooms until golden and let them cool; mix with the kajmak and cheese.
Mix the beef, pork, garlic, salt and pepper and knead well; divide into 8 portions.
Flatten each portion into a thin round; place the filling on four rounds, cover with the others and seal the edges.
Grill over hot charcoal or in a grill pan for 5–6 minutes per side until cooked through.
Serve with finely chopped onion and a fresh salad.

How to make it lighter

Use lean beef only and leave out the bacon to cut the fat noticeably.
Halve the kajmak and cheese — the filling still melts, with fewer calories.
Serve it with a big salad instead of fries.

History

Pljeskavica is a staple of Serbian grill culture, and the city of Leskovac in southern Serbia is famous for it and holds an annual grill festival. The gourmet variation with cheese, kajmak and bacon is a standard item in roštilj restaurants across Serbia and the wider Balkans.

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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v13. How we count →