Greek Style Meatballs and Tomato Sauce

By ladygourmet

Ingredients

• For the Meatballs:
• 3 1/2 lbs. fresh ground beef
• 4-5 cloves garlic – chopped fine
• 1/2 cup Italian parsley – chopped fine
• 1/2 cup of grated Romano or Parmesan cheese
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 slices white bread – crumbled
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 slice of lemon – with rind – chopped fine
• Feta cheese for garnish
• For the Tomato Sauce:
• 35 oz. can whole peeled tomatoes
• 1 bunch scallions - chopped
• 1 onion – sliced
• 3-4 cloves garlic – chopped
• 1/2 cup Italian parsley – chopped
• 1 slice of lemon – with rind
• 1 tbs. sugar
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 1/4 tsp. red pepper
• 1/2 tsp. turmeric
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. dried oregano
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Details

Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 35mins
Adapted from livingthegourmet.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

For the Meatballs:
Combine all of the above ingredients, except the Feta cheese, in a bowl and mix with your hands. Do not over mix. Form into desired size meatballs.

For frying the meatballs:

Heat a large cast iron frying pan with 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil and 2 tablespoons of olive oil.

When the meatballs are a nice golden on one side gently roll over and continue cooking.

The meatballs are done when they are completely golden and slightly firm.

For the Tomato Sauce:
Heat a sauce pan with the olive oil. Add the lemon slice, scallions, onions, garlic and parsley; sauté until the onion slightly clear and the garlic fragrant. Add the tomatoes and the seasonings and simmer on low for approximately one hour.

Gently, crush the tomatoes with a masher.

Taste the sauce to adjust the seasonings.

When the meatballs are cooked gently add them to the sauce and leave on a low heat. The meatballs add a delicious flavor to the sauce.

Serve garnished with Feta cheese.