Meatballs a la smyrna recipe

Meatballs A La Smyrna recipe

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Ingredients Tomato Sauce

One 2-pound, 3-ounce can of peeled tomatoes, mashed

One 6-ounce can tomato paste

1 clove garlic, minced

1 bay leaf

salt and pepper to taste

Ingredients Meatballs

1 pound ground meat

2 slices bread, crumbed

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper, to to taste

1/2 teaspoon cumin seed

1 clove garlic, minced

dash cinnamon

1/4 pound butter

Tomato Sauce

Instructions:

Tomato Sauce:In saucepan, combine tomatoes, tomato paste, garlic if desired, bay leaf, and salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and simmer for 1 hour.

Meatballs:Combine meat, bread, salt, pepper, cumin, garlic, and cinnamon. Shape into small sausages and brown in butter. When cooked, drop into tomato sauce and add any butter and drippings left in the pan in which the meatballs were browned.

This is excellent served over rice, manestra, macaroni, or mashed potatoes.

Serves: 4 to 6