Meat balls "smyrne" ("soutzoukakia")

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Preparation Time:

20 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Moderate

Cost:

Main Ingredients:

2 lbs ground beef
1 cup bread crumbs
Cumin
2 cloves garlic (pressed)
Salt amp; pepper
4 ripe tomatoes
A pinch of sugar
Olive oil

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

Mix the ground beef with the bread crumbs (slightly moist), garlic, cumin, and salt amp; pepper. Knead into elongated meat balls (see photo) and fry in olive oil. Drain most of the oil, saving ~1/2 a cup. Use it in a clean pan to fry the tomatoes, peeled and grated. Add the sugar a bit of salt amp; pepper and simmer for ~10 minutes. Place the meat balls in the pan and simmer for a while longer before serving.