Zubereitung

1. 1

   Peel the onion and dice it very finely, peel the garlic and chop it finely.

2. 2

   Knead the minced meat firmly with the onion, the garlic, the egg, the breadcrumbs, the salt, the pepper, the sweet paprika and the ground cumin into a smooth mixture.

3. 3

   Shape about 16 finger-thick rolls from the mixture and rub them thinly all over with the rapeseed oil.

4. 4

   Preheat the air fryer to 190 °C.

5. 5

   Lay the rolls in the basket in a single layer with space between them and do not stack anything; cook larger quantities in two batches. Fry at 190 °C.

6. 6

   Turn the rolls and finish cooking at 190 °C until the centre has reached 70 °C. Minced meat of any kind is never left pink, not even beef.

7. 7

   Peel the onions for serving and cut them into thin rings.

8. 8

   Serve the cevapcici hot with the raw onion rings and the red pepper paste.