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I showed you the world's smallest burger, now the world's biggest burger
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It's called Plezkeviza. And if you come from Serbia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, or elsewhere in the Balkans
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it's the burger you dream about. This particular version starts with equal parts ground beef and ground pork
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To them add finely chopped garlic, hot pepper. I'm using Anaheim chilies
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finely chopped flat leaf parsley, and onion. Then add plenty of salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper
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Mix the ingredients until smooth, and I find the best tool for mixing is your fingers
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The beef adds a meaty flavor, the pork adds richness. Sometimes Balkan Grillmasters will also use ground lamb or ground veal or even all four
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So once the Plezkevice mixture is well blended, what you want to do is shape it into a large flat patty
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on a piece of wax paper or parchment paper. Then place the second sheet on top
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Then take the back of a knife and shape the plezkevica into a circular form
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And chill it in the refrigerator. till grilling. Now gently loosen from the parchment paper and arrange them on the grill grate
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You want a nice wide spatula for turning the pleatskavica when they're browned on the bottom
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Once the plezkevizza's are nicely browned and cooked through, pull them to your cool
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or safety zone. Then quickly toast the pita breads. Cooking time is really quick, a minute or two preside. side
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With Plezkevica, you traditionally serve sliced tomato and lemon wedges
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And a flat leaf parsley. Let's try it. We'll take a slice of pita
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And a plezkevice. Mmm
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This is unlike any burger you've ever tasted, unless you grill in the Balkans
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So there you have it. Burger's big. We're grilling for a crowd on Primal Grill
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We're grilling for a crowd on Primal Grill
