Air Fryer Cypriot Sheftalia Pork Herb Flatbreads

AF-200 Crew Pork Recipe

Air Fryer Cypriot Sheftalia Pork Herb Flatbreads

Sheftalia are Cypriot pork sausages wrapped in caul fat instead of a casing. Onion, parsley and black pepper keep the filling simple while the melting membrane bastes it from every side. The air fryer gives the little parcels a browned, lightly smoky shell. Stuffed into warm flatbreads with tomato, cabbage and lemon, they need very little interference.

Air Fryer Cypriot Sheftalia Pork Herb Flatbreads
Air Fryer Cypriot Sheftalia Pork Herb Flatbreads preparation stage

You’ll Need

For the Sheftalia
700g fatty pork mince
1 small red onion, very finely diced
4 tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp cracked black pepper
½ tsp ground cinnamon
200g pork caul fat, soaked and rinsed
For the Flatbreads
4 Cypriot or Greek flatbreads
2 tomatoes, sliced
2 handfuls shredded white cabbage
½ red onion, finely sliced
Lemon wedges
Optional but dangerous
Tzatziki
Pickled chillies
A cold Cypriot lager

Method

Mix the pork, onion, parsley, salt, pepper and cinnamon until evenly combined.

Cut the caul fat into 12 squares, keeping the delicate membrane intact.

Shape the pork into 12 short sausages and wrap each one snugly in caul fat.

Chill for 20 minutes while you preheat the air fryer to 190°C.

Arrange the sheftalia seam-side down in a single layer.

Air fry for 12-15 minutes, turning once, until browned and lightly crisp.

Check the centre of every sausage has reached 75°C.

Warm the flatbreads in the air fryer for 1 minute.

Fill with cabbage, tomato, onion and sheftalia and finish with plenty of lemon.

Lad Tip: Ask a proper butcher for caul fat and handle it cold. Warm membrane tears and sticks to itself— chilled caul wraps the mince neatly and disappears as it cooks.

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