Greek meat sausages with tomato sauce - Soutzoukakia Smyrneika



I absolutely love Greek food! It is probably one of my favorite food. I'm biased though mostely because I've had the chance to go to Greece and taste their authentic cuisine. I just loved everything, from the ingredients to the taste, from the essence to the flavor to the overall taste. It's so authentic, yet so natural and just so good. All I can say is that I have a small spot in my heart for anything Greek: like this wonderful rustic dish, meat sausages cooked in a tomato sauce!!

Ingredients (serves 4):  

For the meat sausages:
1 lb (500 g) ground beef
2 slices of bread with the crusts removed
1/4 cup of red or white wine
1 onion finely chopped
3 garlic cloves minced
1 egg lightly beaten
3 tbsp of chopped parsley
1 tsp of ground cumin
salt and pepper to taste

For the tomato sauce: 
2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 can of chopped tomatoes
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1/2 tsp cinnamon
salt and pepper to taste

Prepare your sauce:
In a skillet, heat the olive oil and saute the onion and garlic until translucent. Add the chopped tomatoes, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil then lower the heat and let them simmer 25 mn until thickened.

Prepare the meat sausages:
Soak the bread in wine until softened. Squeeze it well and mix it with the other ingredients in a large bowl. Mix well with your hands until everything is combined.

Cover and chill in the refrigerator for an hour. Once chilled, remove and shape the meat mixture into sausage shape.

Heat a griddle pan and brush it with a bit of olive oil. Cook the meat sausages until browned on all sides.

Add the meat sausages to the sauce and cook for about 10 mn.

Serve them with rice, mash or fried potatoes.



Boulettes de viande � la grecque

Ingr�dients (4 personnes):  

Pour la viande:
500 g viande hach�e
2 tranches �paisses de pain rassi
60ml de vin rouge ou blanc
1 oignon, finement �minc�
3 gousses d'ail, hach�es
1 oeuf, l�g�rement battu
3 c. soupe de persil hach� (frais)
1 c�c de cumin
sel et poivre selon go�t

Pour la sauce tomate: 
2 c�s d'huile d'olive
1 oignon, finement �minc�
1 bo�te de tomates concass�es
2 gousses d'ail, �minc�s
1/2 c�c de cannelle
sel et poivre selon go�t

Pr�parer la sauce:
Faire revenir oignon et ail dans un peu d'huile dans une po�le. Ajouter ensuite les tomates, la canelle et assaisonner. Une fois que cela boue, baisser le feu et laisser mijoter pendant environ 25 minutes. Laisser refroidir ensuite.

Pr�parer les boulettes:
Faites tremper le pain dans le vin, puis essorer et mettre dans un saladier.
Ajouter le reste des ingredients : la viande, l'oeuf, l'oignon, l'ail, persil, sel poivre et cumin. Malaxer.
Couvrir et mettre au frigo 1h.
Sortir du frigo et avec des mains humides former des "boulettes" ou plutots des petits boudins et les mettre sur un papier sulfuris� au fur et � mesure.
Chauffer une po�le (une po�le grill est conseill�e) avec un peu d'huile. Cuire les soutzoukakia sur tous les c�t�s jusqu'� ce qu'elles soient cuites (environ 10min).
Rechauffer votre sauce et mettre les soutzoukakia dedans, laissez mijoter ainsi pendant 10 min.

Servir imm�diatement avec du riz ou de la pur�e de pomme de terre.


 

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