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Lukanka Recipe

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Learn how to make one of the most popular Bulgarian cured meats.

Ingredients

  • 9 lbs pork
  • 9 lbs veal
  • 1 1/3 teaspoon black pepper
  • ¾ cup salt
  • One teaspoon cumin
  • Dried beef intestines
  • 2 cups of carbonated water

Instructions

  • Clean the meat, wash, and dry it, cut them into pieces before grinding them twice into the meat grinder.
  • Add spices and mix well while gradually adding the carbonated water.
  • Let the mixture rest in the fridge for 24 days.
  • The next day, take it out of the refrigerator, knead the meat mix and pour the second cup of carbonated water.
  • Place the mix again in the refrigerator and allow it to sit for 24 hours.
  • The next day, knead the mixture again and stuff the mix into the intestines. Poke holes in the middle to let out as much air as possible.
  • Keep the lukanka in a cool place for three days. Thereafter, for five days, roll the lukanka using a rolling pin.