= Soutzoukakia =
== Ingredients ==
For the meatballs (soutzoukakia)

||800g||ground beef (28||ounces)||
||4||cloves of garlic, minced||
||2||eggs||
||1||tablespoon of ground cumin||
||1/2||teaspoon of cinnamon||
||1/4||cup of olive oil||
||5||slices of stale bread soaked in red wine and squeezed dry or 1 cup of breadcrumbs||
|| ||salt||
|| ||freshly ground pepper||

For  the tomato sauce
||3||cups tomato juice (passata)||
||1||onion, grated||
||1||cup red wine||
||2||garlic cloves, minced||
||1||tablespoon tomato paste||
||olive oil||
||1||tsp sugar||
|| ||salt||
|| ||freshly ground pepper||
||1||teaspoon cumin||
||1||bay leaf||
||2||tablespoons green olives, pitted (optional)||