Savory soutzoukakia

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Beat the pieces of bread in a food processor. In the food processor beat olive oil, garlic, cumin, chili flakes and finely chopped mint. Add to the bowl and add the milk, ouzo, the egg, the ground beef and pork. For the meatballsStart by soaking the bread.

Savory soutzoukakia is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Savory soutzoukakia is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

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

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

Lightly brush sausages with oil; this prevents sticking to the grill. Shape into oblong meatballs and shallow fry gently in oil till golden brown. Alternatively for a lighter dish, bake the soutzoukakia till golden brown. To prepare the tomato sauce for the soutzoukakia, sauté the onion in olive oil.

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.

Alternatively for a lighter dish, bake the soutzoukakia till golden brown. To prepare the tomato sauce for the soutzoukakia, sauté the onion in olive oil. History of Soutzoukakia Soutzoukakia is an iconic Greek dish of braised meatballs in a spiced tomato sauce that comes from the Greeks who lives in the Asia Minor, or present day Turkey. The full Greek name for this dish is Soutzoukakia Smyrneika. The Smyrneika in the name is for Smyrna, or present day Izmir, Turkey.

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