Greek Style Meatballs and Tomato Sauce
By: Lady Catherine ...
Published: Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 1:56pm

Ingredients




For the Meatballs:
3 ½ lbs. fresh ground beef
4-5 cloves garlic – chopped fine
½ cup Italian parsley – chopped fine
½ cup of grated Romano or Parmesan cheese
2 eggs
¼ cup milk
2 slices white bread – crumbled
2 tablespoons olive oil
¾ tsp. salt
½ tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. sugar
2 tablespoons honey
1 slice of lemon – with rind – chopped fine
Feta cheese for garnish
For the Tomato Sauce:
35 oz. can whole peeled tomatoes
1 bunch scallions - chopped
1 onion – sliced
3-4 cloves garlic – chopped
½ cup Italian parsley – chopped
1 slice of lemon – with rind
1 tbs. sugar
1 tsp. salt
½ tsp. black pepper
¼ tsp. red pepper
½ tsp. turmeric
½ tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. dried oregano
2 tablespoons olive oil

Preparation

1 For the Meatballs: 2 Combine all of the above ingredients, except the Feta cheese, in a bowl and mix with your hands.  Do not over mix.  Form into desired size meatballs. 3 For frying the meatballs: 4 Heat a large cast iron frying pan with 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil and 2 tablespoons of olive oil. 5 When the meatballs are a nice golden on one side gently roll over and continue cooking. 6 The meatballs are done when they are completely golden and slightly firm. 7 For the Tomato Sauce: 8 Heat a sauce pan with the olive oil.  Add the lemon slice, scallions, onions, garlic and parsley; sauté until the onion slightly clear and the garlic fragrant.  Add the tomatoes and the seasonings and simmer on low for approximately one hour. 9 Gently, crush the tomatoes with a masher. 10 Taste the sauce to adjust the seasonings. 11 When the meatballs are cooked gently add them to the sauce and leave on a low heat.  The meatballs add a delicious flavor to the sauce. 12 Serve garnished with Feta cheese.