If you love your meat dishes rich and juicy, then you will be able to find a little place in your heart for our Greek soutzoukakia recipe, which packs an incredible amount of flavor in each and every bite.
Ingredients
Meatballs
1 lb ground meat (0.5 lb or 225 grams of ground beef and 0.5 lb or 225 grams of ground pork)
2-3 white bread slices (150 grams)
1/4 cup whole milk
2 tbsp red wine
3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 egg
2 garlic cloves
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
handful of fresh parsley (2 tbsp when minced)
1/2 cup plain or all-purpose flour (for flouring the meatballs before frying)
1/2 cup sunflower or light olive oil (or another neutral-tasting oil like vegetable oil or canola oil) for frying the meatballs
Tomato-Based Sauce
1 can of diced tomatoes (14.1 oz or 400 grams)
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 medium red onion
1 cup beef stock
1/2 cup red wine
2 garlic cloves
Cumin – 1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp white granulated sugar
1 bay leaf
1 cinnamon stick (or substitute of 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon)
1 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
3 tbsp olive oil
handful fresh parsley (for topping the dish at the end)
Instructions
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