Soudzoukakia (smyrna Meatballs)

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Grains, Eggs	Greek	Greek, Main dish, Meats	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	lb	Chopped meat
3		White bread, crust trimmed
3		Garlic, finely chopped
1/2	t	Ground cumin, or to tasteOR
1	pn	Cumin seed, pounded
		Flour
		Butter or oil for frying
1	lb	Tomatoes, peeledseeded OR
1	T	Tomato paste diluted with:
1 1/2	c	Water
		Salt & pepper to taste
1		Egg, optional
1/4	c	Red wine, or to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

Have meat ground twice.  Soak bread in cold water and squeeze out the
excess well.  Mix meat, bread, garlic, and cumin together; form
egg-shaped meatballs; roll lightly in the flour. Heat butter or oil  in
a deep frying pan.  Fry the soudzoukakia until brown on all sides.
Remove them from the pan with a slotted spoon and put them into a  pot.
Pour the tomatoes (or diluted tomato paste) into the pan with  the
butter or oil and cook together for 3 to 5 min.  Serve with rice.
NOTE:  If you are using the egg and wine, add both to the mixture,  and
use 1 more slice of bread.  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 393 Calories From Fat: 48 Total Fat: 5.4g Cholesterol: 127.4mg Sodium: 99.7mg Potassium: 368.8mg Carbohydrates: 40.3g Fiber: 1.4g Sugar: <1g Protein: 41.7g

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