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Greek Meatballs with Tomato Sauce (Soutzoukakia )

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 8
Calories 648 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup stale bread, broken up
  • 1/2 cup red wine
  • 2 pounds ground beef
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tbsp sweet cumin
  • 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Sauce:

  • 15 ounces can tomato sauce, pumaro if possible
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 tsp sugar

Instructions
 

  • In a small bowl soak the bread in the red wine.
  • In a mixing bowl add the ground beef, onion, garlic, cumin, bread, oil, salt, pepper, and combine well. Let this mixture sit 1 hour in the fridge.
  • Form the meatballs and fry them in a little olive oil, then put them in a pyrex baking dish one next to the other.
  • Bring the tomato sauce to a boil and add to the meatballs, along with the oil you fried the meatballs in.
  • Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 for 35 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 648kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 24gFat: 51gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 30gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 81mgSodium: 513mgPotassium: 612mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 251IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 89mgIron: 5mg
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