meatballs in tomato sauce with yoghurt

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THE EXPERIENCE

recipe by:

maintanos.com (Marko Rossi & Danai Issaris)

traditional

contemporary

Level of difficulty

Time needed 45 minutes

INGREDIENTS

100gr DODONI sheep’s yoghurt

1 kg lean ground beef

1 cup bread crumbs

1 tablespoon parsley

1 tablespoon DODONI kefalotyri cheese, grated

salt and pepper

1 egg, beaten

half onion, chopped

1/4 cup olive oil

5 tomatoes, grated

1 bay leaf

basil leaves

PREPARATION

In a large bowl, combine ground beef, bread crumbs, parsley, kefalotyri, black pepper, garlic powder and beaten egg. Mix well and form into 12 balls. Store, covered, in refrigerator until needed.

EXECUTION

In a large saucepan over medium heat, saute onion and garlic in olive oil until onion is translucent. Stir in tomatoes, salt and bay leaf. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 90 minutes. Stir in basil and meatballs and simmer 30 minutes more. Serve with yoghurt on top.

meatballs in tomato sauce with yoghurt

Time needed
45 minutes

INGREDIENTS

100gr DODONI sheep’s yoghurt

1 kg lean ground beef

1 cup bread crumbs

1 tablespoon parsley

1 tablespoon DODONI kefalotyri cheese, grated

salt and pepper

1 egg, beaten

salt and pepper

1 egg, beaten

half onion, chopped

1/4 cup olive oil

5 tomatoes, grated

1 bay leaf

basil leaves

PREPARATION

In a large bowl, combine ground beef, bread crumbs, parsley, kefalotyri, black pepper, garlic powder and beaten egg. Mix well and form into 12 balls. Store, covered, in refrigerator until needed.