Soutzoukakia (Hellenic meatballs)

Soutzoukakia
Ingredients
1 kg minced beef
1 onion
2 cloves of garlic
3 slices of bread
1 egg
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon red pepper
1 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon cumin
5 tablespoon parsley
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil (and some for the baking pan)
Preparation
Step1 In a big bowl put the minced beef.

Step2 Put the onion, the garlic and the parsley in the food processor and add it in the bowl.

Step3 Wet the bread and crumble it into the bowl.

Step4 Add egg, salt, black and red pepper, thyme, ground coriander, cumin and the extra virgin olive oil and mash.

Step5 Form soutzoukakia in long and narrow shape and place in the baking pan. Add some extra virgin olive oil and bake in the oven at 170ºC for 30-35 minutes.

Tomato sauce
Ingredients
1 cup of concasse tomatoes
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon oregano
1 onion
1 shot extra virgin olive oil
Preparation
Step1 Chop the onion and put it into a medium sauce pan, over medium heat with the extra virgin olive oil and saute for 4 minutes.

Step2 Add the concasse tomatoes, salt, black pepper and oregano. Boil for 10-15 minutes.

Yogurt Sauce
Ingredients
400g greek strained yogurt
3 tablespoon chopped parsley
Preparation
Mix the ingredients together.

Assembly
You will need some pitas
Step1 Cut the pita into medium pieces.

Step2 Put 3-4 soutzoukakia on the top of pita's pieces.

Step3 Add some tomato sauce

Step4 Add some yogurt sauce