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Greek Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

Spicy Greek Meatballs marinated in Tomato Sauce

Written by Published on Updated on June 5, 2019 in Main dishes, Mediterranean cuisine

Hi everyone,

I’m back and I do hope that you are all well. 🙂  Thank you again for all your lovely messages, truly very appreciated. 🙂

I am trying to get back to my routine but it is always difficult after a break.  I was going to start out the a delicious Artichoke recipe which is a delicious summer dish, but I decided to go with my Greek Meatball recipe.  When we arrived back in NL it was quite cold so the Spicy Meatball Recipe was a better option. 🙂  

I marinated the Meatballs overnight in Tomato Sauce and then slow cooked them for about 3 hours on low heat.  This make the meat more tender and it absorbs all those delicious tastes in the sauce.  In the sauce to make a spicy I added a pepper flakes.  I think I overdid it a bit because it wasn’t just spicy it was wayyyyy to hot and spicy…:)  We were gulping down that water so fast!!! hehehhehe

Have a lovely day everyone!! 🙂

SPICY GREEK MEATBALLS MARINATED IN TOMATO SAUCE

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Ingredients
  

  • Meatballs
  • 500 grams of minced Beef
  • 1 or 2 Onions grated
  • 1 tablespoon Oregano
  • 2 tablespoons Parmesan Cheese
  • 2 Garlic Cloves grated
  • 1/2 cup Bread Crumbs
  • Parsley optional
  • 1 Egg
  • Pepper
  • Tomato Sauce
  • 6 Fresh Tomatoes
  • 1 cup Tomato Juice
  • 1 tablespoon of Tomato Paste
  • 1/4 cup Olive Oil
  • 1 tablespoon Sugar
  • Salt
  • Pepper Flakes

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl place in all the ingredients and combine.
  • Roll into small round balls.
  • Place into a baking pan.
  • Pre heat oven to 180 degrees and bake for 30.
  • Set Meatballs aside to cool off.
  • In a sauce pan add in the all the ingredients for the Tomato Sauce.
  • Simmer for 1 hour. Let the sauce cool off.
  • In a large bowl add in the Meatballs along with the Tomato Sauce and place in the fridge overnight.
  • Add Meatballs into Tomato Sauce and cook for 1 hour.

Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

18 Comments

  1. Ritu
    May 29, 2019 at 7:07 am  ·  Reply

    Sounds lovely!

    • foodzesty
      May 30, 2019 at 5:00 am  ·  Reply

      Hi Ritu…Thank you!! How are you? I have been back in Greece for a while…My in laws were not doing so well…

      • Ritu
        May 30, 2019 at 8:02 am

        Oh I am sorry to hear that hun, Parents… on my mind a whole lot at the moment too… Hope things are stable xx

  2. popsiclesociety
    May 29, 2019 at 7:26 am  ·  Reply

    Yummy 😋 Marinated into the tomato sauce over night…hmmmm…good to know! Thank you Sophie! Now you’ve made me hungry 😋

    • foodzesty
      May 30, 2019 at 5:01 am  ·  Reply

      Ohhh it is delicious!! A bit heavy on the stomach but just sooooo goodd!! 🙂 Are you still going to be moving?

  3. Lisa@LismorePaper
    May 29, 2019 at 9:43 am  ·  Reply

    These sound absolutely amazing! Now I am so hungry!! 😊

  4. Invisibly Me
    May 29, 2019 at 10:34 am  ·  Reply

    Welcome back! These sound great, and a good way to increase your water intake if they’re super spicy with too many flakes 😉
    Caz xx

  5. Liz
    May 30, 2019 at 11:51 am  ·  Reply

    This looks amazing. Thanks for sharing!

  6. Megala
    May 30, 2019 at 3:49 pm  ·  Reply

    I would like to try this by replacing meat with textured soya bean.

  7. America On Coffee
    June 2, 2019 at 11:31 am  ·  Reply

    Wow!! Looks deliciously inviting!

  8. dtills
    June 7, 2019 at 9:06 pm  ·  Reply

    Its cold here in Seattle too, Sophie 😲 this looks perfect for the weather! Hope your family is doing well❤️

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