🇷🇸Serbian Recipes

Discover Serbian cuisine — ćevapi, sarma, ajvar, pljeskavica, and hearty grilled Balkan cooking.

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Serbian cuisine is the heart of Balkan grilling (roštilj), built on pork and beef, paprika, and the autumn ajvar (roasted red pepper relish) tradition. Ćevapi (grilled minced-meat fingers), pljeskavica (Balkan burger), sarma (sour-cabbage rolls), and gibanica (cheese-filo pie) anchor the canon. Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian, and Mediterranean influences meet over kajmak (clotted cream) and šljivovica plum brandy.

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PaprikaPork & beefAjvar (pepper relish)Kajmak (clotted cream)Soured cabbageFilo (kore)White cheeseOnionsCornmeal (proja)Plums

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Karadjordje's Schnitzel (Карађорђева шницла) — Serbian Kajmak-Filled Cutlet
Karađorđeva šnicla is a Serbian restaurant classic: a pounded pork cutlet wrapped around creamy kajmak, breaded, and fried until crisp. It is often served in kafanas with lemon, fries, tartar sauce, and ajvar.
48 min 4 760 cal

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Serbian · Main Courses

Pljeskavica (Пљескавица) — Serbian Grilled Meat Patty

Pljeskavica is Serbia’s broad, juicy grilled minced-meat patty, often served in lepinja with ajvar, kajmak, and raw onion. It belongs to the same beloved grill culture as ćevapi and is central to everyday Balkan barbecue.

47 min 4 930 cal

🇷🇸Serbian Recipes

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Karadjordje's Schnitzel (Карађорђева шницла) — Serbian Kajmak-Filled Cutlet

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Pljeskavica (Пљескавица) — Serbian Grilled Meat Patty

Serbian Sarma (Сарма) — Stuffed Sour Cabbage Rolls