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Greek Meat Rolls in Tomato-Wine Sauce

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Greek Meat Rolls in Tomato-Wine Sauce

Accompany with a Greek-style salad sprinkled with feta cheese and olives!

 

Yield

8 servings

Prep

20 min

Cook

30 min

Ready

1 hrs

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
2 pounds ground beef, lean
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4 slices bread
dry white toast, crumbled, or equivalent in bread or panko crumbs
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1 medium onions
finely chopped
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1 clove garlic
pressed, 1 large clove
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1 large eggs
slightly beaten
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1 tablespoon sugar
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon cumin
ground
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½ teaspoon black pepper
freshly ground
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cup water
cold
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¼ cup all-purpose flour
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1 x vegetable oil
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1 x rice
steamed, white or brown (we prefer brown)
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1 x parsley leaves
minced, (optional)
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Tomatowine sauce
6 ounces tomato paste
1 can
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2 ½ cups water
(I use chicken or beef broth as part of it)
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¾ cup red wine
dry
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1 ½ teaspoons salt
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1 teaspoon cumin
(I usually add more)
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
907.2 g ground beef, lean
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4 slices bread
dry white toast, crumbled, or equivalent in bread or panko crumbs
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1 medium onions
finely chopped
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1 clove garlic
pressed, 1 large clove
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1 large eggs
slightly beaten
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15 ml sugar
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5 ml salt
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5 ml cumin
ground
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2.5 ml black pepper
freshly ground
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79 ml water
cold
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59 ml all-purpose flour
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1 x vegetable oil
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1 x rice
steamed, white or brown (we prefer brown)
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1 x parsley leaves
minced, (optional)
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Tomatowine sauce
173.4 ml/g tomato paste
1 can
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591 ml water
(I use chicken or beef broth as part of it)
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177 ml red wine
dry
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7.5 ml salt
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5 ml cumin
(I usually add more)
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Directions

  1. Mix beef, bread crumbs, onion, garlic, egg, sugar, salt, cumin, pepper, and water until well blended and firm.
  2. With hands moistened in cold water, shape rounded tablespoonfuls of meat mixture into 3" long fingerlike rolls.
  3. Coat rolls lightly in flour.
  4. in large deep skillet, heat ¾ inch oil to 400℉ (200℃).
  5. Brown rolls a few at a time in hot oil.
  6. With slotted spoon, remove to paper towels to drain.
  7. Add to prepared Tomato Wine Sauce.
  8. Cover and simmer 1 hour.
  9. Let stand for 5 minutes and serve over rice.
  10. Garnish with parsley.

Directions for Tomato Wine Sauce 1. In Dutch oven, whisk or stir vigorously the ingredients for the sauce until smooth.



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Comments


happyzhangbo

Yum, so many flavors in these meatballs. An excellent step up from the traditional method of making meatballs.

Martin Brilliant

Shaping the 3-inch finger-like rolls is a lot of work but the result is worth it. I tried rolling meatballs instead but it didn't taste as good. I still make it for special occasions (major ingredients halved, flavoring ingredients unchanged). I originally got this recipe from Woman's Day magazine, February 7, 1994, page 110, though I can't find it now on their website. “Freezes beautifully, reheats easily, and the longer it sits, the better it tastes”—Jennifer Valiz-Bozeka of Akron, Ohio, of the recipe brought by her grandmother from Koroni, a tiny village in southern Greece.

 

 

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 262g (9.2 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 32138% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 13g 21%
Saturated Fat 5g 26%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 120mg 40%
Sodium 944mg 39%
Total Carbohydrate 6g 6%
Dietary Fiber 2g 7%
Sugars g
Protein 64g
Vitamin A 8% Vitamin C 11%
Calcium 6% Iron 28%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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