Savory soutzoukakia
Savory soutzoukakia

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Greek meatballs - Soutzoukakia by Greek chef Akis Petretzikis. A authentic traditional Greek recipe to make extremely aromatic meatballs in a rich tomato Snacks and Sandwiches. These baked meatballs are infused with the aromas of cumin and soaked in a tasty and rich. Soutzoukakia: delicious beef meatballs in rich tomato sauce spiced with cumin and cinnamon.

Savory soutzoukakia is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Savory soutzoukakia is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook savory soutzoukakia using 21 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Savory soutzoukakia:
  1. Get For the meatballs
  2. Make ready 500 g beef mince
  3. Get 150 g lamb mince
  4. Get 1 grated onion
  5. Make ready 3 garlic cloves (crushed)
  6. Make ready 1 egg
  7. Make ready 2 slices stale white bread soaked in (red or white) wine until completely soft
  8. Make ready 2 tbsp chopped parsley
  9. Prepare salt, pepper
  10. Get 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  11. Get 1/2 cup olive oil
  12. Make ready For the sauce
  13. Prepare 500 g tinned tomatoes or passata
  14. Prepare 1 grated onion
  15. Take 2 minced  garlic cloves
  16. Make ready 2 tbsp chopped parsley
  17. Take 1 tbsp chopped basil
  18. Take pimento, cloves and cinnamon stick
  19. Get salt, pepper
  20. Take 2 glass water
  21. Make ready 1/2 cup olive oil

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Steps to make Savory soutzoukakia:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Remove them from the pan and set them aside.
  5. 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.
  6. When the sauce is ready, add the meatballs and let them boil in the sauce for 10 minutes.
  7. Serve with  rice, pasta or mashed potatoes.

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). These delectable ground meat little cylinders are always flavored with Rice and bulgur make great side dishes with soutzoukakia. Soutzoukakia are meatballs in a cumin-scented sauce. The ever popular soutzoukakia, is one of the most noted. Indeed, you may often see the extra description "Smyrneika," which is from Smyrna.

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