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Soutzoukakia [ Meat Balls in tomato sauce ]
Ingredients

  • 1 cup olive oil
  • Pepper
  • 1 egg
  • Sugar
  • 1 onion (finely chopped or blended)
  • 4 large tomatoes (finely chopped or blended)
  • All purpose flour
  • 700gr (1.5 lb) minced beef
  • Parsley (chopped)
  • 1 slice of water soaked bread
  • Salt
  • 3 cloves of garlic

Recipe Info
Category : Meat
Rating : 5

Directions

1. In bowl mix together, with your hands, the minced meat, soaked bread, egg yolk, 2 crushed garlic cloves, chopped onions, salt, pepper and parsley.
2. Form meatballs from the mix (about the size of ping pong balls).
3. Flour the meatballs and fry them in a preheated frying pan filled with 1 cup oilive oil.
4. Remove the meatballs from the frying pan, draining the oil for each one, and place them on a paper towel.
5. In the frying pan add the chopped tomatoes and a pinch of sugar and cook over a medium heat for 15 minutes, adding a bit of salt and pepper while its cooking.
6. Add the meatballs in the tomatoe sauce and cook over a medium heat for an additional 15 minutes.
7. Serve warm.

Note : Can be served with rice, small pasta or mashed potatoes.

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