Soutzoukakia
Ingredients
For the meatballs (soutzoukakia)
| 800g | ground beef (28 | ounces)
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| 4 | cloves of garlic, minced
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| 2 | eggs
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| 1 | tablespoon of ground cumin
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| 1/2 | teaspoon of cinnamon
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| 1/4 | cup of olive oil
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| 5 | slices of stale bread soaked in red wine and squeezed dry or 1 cup of breadcrumbs
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| | salt
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| | freshly ground pepper
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For the tomato sauce
| 3 | cups tomato juice (passata)
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| 1 | onion, grated
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| 1 | cup red wine
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| 2 | garlic cloves, minced
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| 1 | tablespoon tomato paste
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| olive oil
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| 1 | tsp sugar
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| | salt
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| | freshly ground pepper
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| 1 | teaspoon cumin
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| 1 | bay leaf
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| 2 | tablespoons green olives, pitted (optional)
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