1In a big bowl, mix all your souzoukakia ingredients: beef mince, chopped parsley, finely diced onion, bread soaked in wine, egg, garlic, tomato paste, cumin, oregano, and salt and pepper.
2In a big bowl, mix all your souzoukakia ingredients: beef mince, chopped parsley, finely diced onion, bread soaked in wine, egg, garlic, tomato paste, cumin, oregano, and salt and pepper.
3In a big bowl, mix all your souzoukakia ingredients: beef mince, chopped parsley, finely diced onion, bread soaked in wine, egg, garlic, tomato paste, cumin, oregano, and salt and pepper.
4Shape the mixture into small oval meatballs and set aside.
5Shape the mixture into small oval meatballs and set aside.
6Shape the mixture into small oval meatballs and set aside.
7For the potatoes, quarter them and put them into a baking dish.
8For the potatoes, quarter them and put them into a baking dish.
9For the potatoes, quarter them and put them into a baking dish.
10Drizzle the olive oil and lemon juice over the potatoes, sprinkle salt and pepper, and add chicken broth.
11Drizzle the olive oil and lemon juice over the potatoes, sprinkle salt and pepper, and add chicken broth.
12Drizzle the olive oil and lemon juice over the potatoes, sprinkle salt and pepper, and add chicken broth.
13Pop the potatoes into the oven at 200°C for 30 minutes to get a head start.
14Pop the potatoes into the oven at 200°C for 30 minutes to get a head start.
15Pop the potatoes into the oven at 200°C for 30 minutes to get a head start.
16While the potatoes are cooking, brown off your souzoukakia in a hot pan with oil, just until they're golden. They do not need to cook through.
17While the potatoes are cooking, brown off your souzoukakia in a hot pan with oil, just until they're golden. They do not need to cook through.
18While the potatoes are cooking, brown off your souzoukakia in a hot pan with oil, just until they're golden. They do not need to cook through.
19Take your potatoes out of the oven.
20Take your potatoes out of the oven.
21Take your potatoes out of the oven.
22Add the souzoukakia on top of the potatoes.
23Add the souzoukakia on top of the potatoes.
24Add the souzoukakia on top of the potatoes.
25Add the chicken stock, lemon juice and olive oil.
26Add the chicken stock, lemon juice and olive oil.
27Add the chicken stock, lemon juice and olive oil.
28Pop them back into the oven for another 30 minutes, until everything is tender and juicy.
29Pop them back into the oven for another 30 minutes, until everything is tender and juicy.
30Pop them back into the oven for another 30 minutes, until everything is tender and juicy.
Ingredients
500 g minced beef
500 g minced beef
500 g minced beef
2 slices bread (without crust) soaked in wine and well drained
2 slices bread (without crust) soaked in wine and well drained
2 slices bread (without crust) soaked in wine and well drained
1 egg
1 egg
1 egg
1 small onion, grated
1 small onion, grated
1 small onion, grated
0.5 tsp garlic powder
0.5 tsp garlic powder
0.5 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 tbsp tomato paste
0.5 tsp cumin
0.5 tsp cumin
0.5 tsp cumin
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp oregano
1 tbsp parsley
1 tbsp parsley
1 tbsp parsley
Olive oil
Olive oil
Olive oil
Salt
Salt
Salt
pepper
pepper
pepper
400 g potatoes, peeled and cut into wedges
400 g potatoes, peeled and cut into wedges
400 g potatoes, peeled and cut into wedges
3 tbsp olive oil
3 tbsp olive oil
3 tbsp olive oil
0.5 lemon juice
0.5 lemon juice
0.5 lemon juice
Salt
Salt
Salt
pepper
pepper
pepper
0.5 cup water
0.5 cup water
0.5 cup water
1.5 cups chicken stock
1.5 cups chicken stock
1.5 cups chicken stock
1 lemon juice
1 lemon juice
1 lemon juice
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp olive oil
Equipment
big bowlbaking dishovenpan
Tips
Shape the mixture into little oval meatballs to make them souzoukakia and not just meatballs.
No need to cook souzoukakia through when searing, they will finish cooking with the potatoes in the oven.