Sutzukakia Politika Meatballs Recipes

Steps:

• Peel the eggplants and cut them in slices.
• Put them in salted water and let them stay for an hour.
• Combine the ground beef,egg,garlic,parsley,mint,oreà³ and pepper.
• Drain the eggplants and fry them lightly.
• Make the meatballs (oval shape) and put them to grill for 5'-7' minutes for each side.
• Let them cool a bit and wrap them with the eggplant slices.
• Put them in an oven pan.
• Put the the tomatoes and the peppers in the blender and pour over the meatballs.
• On the top add the cheese and some parsley and let for 30' at medium oven temperature.

Steps:

• Soak the bread in the wine for about 5 minutes, or until thoroughly softened.
• Then, squeeze out and reserve the excess wine.
• In a large bowl, combine the ground meat with the wine soaked bread, onion, garlic, egg, parsley, grated cheese, cumin, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Mix the ingredients until thoroughly blended.
• Cover and chill for 1 to 2 hours.
• Dampen your hands, pinch off small portions of meat mixture, about the quantity of a teaspoon or just over, and shape into approximately 20 oval rolls (looks sort of like an elongated, slightly flattened, meatball).
• Dredge them in flour.
• Heat olive oil in a large frying pan.
• Add the meatballs and fry until browned all over, turning occasionally and allowing time for the meat to cook thoroughly. (alternatively, if you want a 'lighter' recipe, you could just brown in a non-stick pan or bake them in the oven - not as flavourful, but still good).
• Remove from the pan using a slotted spoon and set aside.
• Strain the oil you fried the meatballs in through a fine sieve into a cooking pan.
• Add all the sauce ingredients, and the reserved wine.
• Bring to a boil and simmer until the sauce is thick.
• Drop in the meatballs, stir to cover all over with the sauce, and simmer covered for 15 minutes.
• Serve hot with rice, french fries, or mashed potatoes.