Muckalica

Name: Muckalica
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Serbian
Ingredients: 700g pork neck, cut into strips and grilled or seared; 4 sweet peppers, roasted and sliced; 3 onions, sliced; 3 tomatoes, chopped; 1–2 hot chillies, sliced; 1 tbsp sweet paprika; 3 tbsp lard or oil; Chopped parsley

Mućkalica/MOOCH-kah-lee-tsah/

Also known as: Mućkalica, Leskovačka Mućkalica

About this dish

A spicy stew of grilled pork strips cooked with peppers, onions and tomato, finished with hot chilli.

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Ingredients

🐖700g pork neck, cut into strips and grilled or seared

🫑4 sweet peppers, roasted and sliced

🧅3 onions, sliced

🍅3 tomatoes, chopped

🌶️1–2 hot chillies, sliced

🌶️1 tbsp sweet paprika

🫗3 tbsp lard or oil

🌿Chopped parsley

Method

Serves 2

Grill or sear the pork strips until well browned.

Fry the onions in lard until soft, then stir in the paprika.

Add the roasted peppers, tomatoes and chilli and cook for 10 minutes.

Add the pork and a splash of water, cover and simmer for 20–30 minutes until the meat is tender.

Scatter with parsley and serve in a clay dish with bread.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Mućkalica is linked to Leskovac in southern Serbia, famous for its grilled meats; it was traditionally a way to use leftover grilled meat.

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