Soutzoukakia (Greek Meatballs in Tomato Sauce)
photo by PanNan
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
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For the soutzoukakia
- 907.18 g ground beef
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 4.92 ml cumin seed
- 59.14 ml dry white wine
- 236.59 ml white bread, soaked in the wine
- 1 egg
- 59.14 ml olive oil
- flour
- pepper, to taste
- salt, to taste
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For the sauce
- 473.18 ml tomatoes, peeled and chopped
- 473.18 ml vegetable stock
- wine (reserved from soaking the bread)
- 4.92 ml butter
- pepper, to taste
- salt, to taste
- 4.92 ml cumin seed
- 2.46-4.92 ml cinnamon
directions
- For the meatballs, mix the ground beef, garlic, cumin, white wine, bread (squeeze out the wine and reserve to be used in the sauce) and egg.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Shape into approximately 30 sausage shaped patties, roll in flour and fry in oil until cooked through.
- Remove from pan, set aside on a plate covered with paper towels.
- For the sauce, bring the tomatoes stock and butter to a boil.
- Add the wine and the seasoning and simmer until sauce beginns to thicken.
- When the sauce starts to thicken, add the soutzoukakias and simmer for a further ten minutes.
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Reviews
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I made this with ground turkey for less fatty taste. The only issue with the recipe is it seems to say you should add the wine to the meat mixture and then says you should add the wine to the sauce. I ended up adding the wine to the meatballs and they turned out moist. Only used 1/2 tsp cinnamon and it was enough for us.
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A delicious dish with interesting flavor-the cinnamon went great with the tomatoes! I didn't have cumin seeds, so used 1/2 tsp. ground cumin and also added 1/2 tsp. of sugar to the sauce. Since I didn't start the sauce soon enough, I added cornstarch/water to thicken more quickly. That also gave us more sauce, which we like. I think this would be really good with half pork (I used ground venison), although it's really good as written. I'm going to use this recipe often, thanks for sharing!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
-Sylvie-
Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Hi, I'm 31 and cooking and living in England. I was born in Germany and that's where I grew up and lived until I came to the UK to go to University in 1998.
I never went back to live in Germany, even though all my family is still there.