Soutzoukakia are basically meat balls shaped like a small sausage. (Mine are probably a little longer than the usual plump soutzoukakia you find in many Greek taverns).
Juicy, flavor-packed baked meatballs prepared Greek-style w/ fresh herbs and a special Soutzoukakia!
Or you can call these Izmir Kofte (meatballs).
Ingredients of Savory soutzoukakia
- It's of For the meatballs.
- Prepare 500 g of beef mince.
- You need 150 g of lamb mince.
- Prepare 1 of grated onion.
- You need 3 of garlic cloves (crushed).
- Prepare 1 of egg.
- It's 2 slices of stale white bread soaked in (red or white) wine until completely soft.
- It's 2 tbsp of chopped parsley.
- You need of salt, pepper.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of ground cumin.
- You need 1/2 cup of olive oil.
- You need of For the sauce.
- Prepare 500 g of tinned tomatoes or passata.
- Prepare 1 of grated onion.
- Prepare 2 of minced garlic cloves.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of chopped parsley.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of chopped basil.
- It's of pimento, cloves and cinnamon stick.
- You need of salt, pepper.
- It's 2 glass of water.
- You need 1/2 cup of olive oil.
Savory soutzoukakia instructions
- For the meatballsStart by soaking the bread. Let the bread absorb the liquid for a few minutes. Squeeze out the liquid from the bread, crumble it and add to the large bowl with all the other ingredientsmince, onion, garlic, egg, parsley, salt, pepper, cumin, olive oil. Knead until everything has become pliable and well incorporated..
- Place in the fridge for at least an hour. The texture should be so, that you must be able to form the balls easily. The classic shape for soutzoukakia is not round, but oblong and it is medium in size..
- In a large skillet heat 2-3 tbsp of olive oil and add the meatballs. In a medium temperature brown them from all sides slowly. Don’t burn them! The whole process takes about 20 minutes..
- Remove them from the pan and set them aside..
- Prepare the sauceAdd 1/2 cup of olive oil in a pan and sauté the onion and the garlic. Then add the tomatoes, parsley, basil, pimento, cloves, cinnamon stick, salt, pepper and the 2 glass of water. Let everything simmer until the tomatoes have cooked, about 20 minutes..
- When the sauce is ready, add the meatballs and let them boil in the sauce for 10 minutes..
- Serve with rice, pasta or mashed potatoes..
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