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Soutzoukakia Smyrneika

Elongated beef meatballs with garlic and cumin, browned and finished in a tomato-wine sauce.

What you’ll need

• ground beef: 800 g
• bread crumbs: 100 g
• egg: 1 pc
• garlic: 15 g
• cumin: 6 g
• tomatoes: 700 g
• red wine: 120 ml
• olive oil: 40 ml
• salt: 10 g
• black pepper: 2 g

How to make it

1. Soak the breadcrumbs in 60 ml of the wine for 5 minutes. Mix with the beef, egg, half the garlic, cumin, half the salt, and the pepper only until combined.

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