# Soutzoukakia

Greek meatballs simmered in a spiced tomato sauce with a hint of cinnamon.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Cuisine: Greek
- Category: Dinner
- Diet: gluten-free
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 kg beef mince
- 1 large onion, grated or finely processed
- 7 large garlic clove, minced or finely processed
- 5 slice gluten-free bread, pulsed into crumbs
- 2 tsp dried Greek oregano
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 cup gluten-free plain flour, for coating
- olive oil, for frying
- 2 x 400 g canned crushed tomatoes
- 2 heaped tbsp tomato paste
- 2 tsp dried Greek oregano
- 2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 3 l boiling water
- 1 tsp cornflour (optional)
- 2 tbsp ice-cold water (optional)
- feta (optional)

## Instructions

1. Pulse the gluten-free bread into fine crumbs using a food processor.
2. Grate the onion and mince the garlic.
3. In a large bowl, combine the beef mince, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic, oregano, cumin, salt, and pepper.
4. Shape the mixture into meatballs.
5. Coat the meatballs in gluten-free plain flour.
6. Fry the meatballs in olive oil until golden brown.
7. Simmer the meatballs in a sauce made from crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano, salt, pepper, cinnamon, and boiling water until tender.
8. Optionally thicken the sauce by mixing cornflour with ice-cold water and stirring it in.

## Equipment

- food processor
- large bowl
- pan

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1Q3eegpHdW/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Creator: Create Cook Share
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f6eb4043-c452-4ae4-a4cb-db543856387a
- Extracted: 2026-10-08

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