Greek Meatballs with Tomato Sauce (Soutzoukakia )

• porções: 8 servings
• tempo ativo: 15 minutes
• tempo total: 1 hour

Ingredientes

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

15 ounces can tomato sauce, pumaro if possible

salt and pepper, to taste

1 tsp sugar

Instruções

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.

Nutrição

• Calorias: 648 kcal
• Gordura Total: 51 g
• Gordura Saturada: 13 g
• Gordura Insaturada: 34 g
• Gordura Trans: 1 g
• Colesterol: 81 mg
• Sódio: 513 mg
• Carboidrato Total: 21 g
• Fibra Dietética: 3 g
• Açúcares Totais: 5 g
• Proteína: 24 g