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Meatballs with Red Sauce Recipe

Greek Meatballs with Red Sauce

Course Main Course
Prep Time 21 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • For the meatballs
  • 800 g ground beef 28 ounces
  • 4 cloves of garlic minced
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoon of ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup of olive oil
  • 1 cup of breadcrumbs
  • 4 teaspoons of While My Zaa’tar Gently Weeps spice blend
  • salt and freshly ground pepper
  • For the tomato sauce:
  • Canned or fresh chopped tomatoes 800g or 28 oz
  • 1 onion grated
  • 1 cup red wine
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • olive oil
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tsps cumin
  • 1 bay leaf

Instructions

  1. To prepare the meatballs, knead all ingredients together. Portion your meatballs and shape them into round balls & bake the in the oven at 200C/390F till golden brown - about 20 - 25 minutes.
  2. While the meatballs are baking, prepare the tomato sauce. Start by sautéing the onion in olive oil on medium heat until translucent. Stir in the tomato paste, cumin and a bit of salt and pepper and fry for 2 minutes. Add the squashed garlic and fry for 3-4 minutes until the garlic has cooked and its aromas coming through. Add the wine, chopped tomatoes, sugar and the bay leaf. Bring to a boil, turn the heat down to low and simmer until the sauce starts to thicken.
  3. May serve meatballs in the sauce, and rice is a great side dish.

Recipe Notes

Recipe adapted from My Greek Dish