{"id":7677,"date":"2016-10-11T10:30:29","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T07:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thesandbox.eu\/nl\/2016\/10\/11\/delicious-greek-food-soutzoukakia\/"},"modified":"2017-02-02T13:32:56","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T11:32:56","slug":"delicious-greek-food-soutzoukakia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/nl\/delicious-greek-food-soutzoukakia\/","title":{"rendered":"Delicious Greek Food: learn how to make Soutzoukakia!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In winter, also in Greece, everyone\u2019s looking for ways to keep warm! Cooking warm Greek food\u00a0might be a good idea? In most of your countries the winter and cold last many months, so what could be better than a hot, tasty dish from Greece\u2019s great culinary tradition?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s learn how to make soutzoukakia (Greek sausage to those who don\u2019t know):<br \/>\nThe word soutzoukaki (soo-tzoo-KAH-kyah) comes from the Turkish \u201csoutzouk\u201d or sausage. These meatballs are shaped like little sausage cylinders. They are lightly fried and then bathed in a wine-sweetened tomato sauce. They hail from Smyrni or modern day Izmir, and the spices are more Turkish than Greek, however they have been adopted by most Greeks as a traditional favorite.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 2 1\/2 lbs. ground beef<br \/>\n\u2022 1 lb. loaf of crusty white bread with crusts removed<br \/>\n\u2022 2-3 cloves garlic, minced finely<br \/>\n\u2022 1 tsp. ground cumin<br \/>\n\u2022 2 eggs, lightly beaten<br \/>\n\u2022 Salt and pepper to taste<br \/>\n\u2022 Vegetable or corn oil for frying<br \/>\n\u2022 1 1\/2 cups sweet red wine, such as Mavrodaphne<br \/>\n(Tastes as Porto and really nice ! Do not drink too much while cooking!)<br \/>\n\u2022 1 15 oz. can tomato sauce<br \/>\n\u2022 1\/4 cup olive oil<br \/>\n\u2022 1 tsp. sugar<br \/>\n\u2022 1\/2 tsp. cinnamon<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preparation:<\/strong><br \/>\nSoak the bread with water and then add 1\/2 cup of sweet wine. Let the bread absorb the liquid for a few minutes. Squeeze out the liquid from the bread, crumble it and add to the meat mixture.<\/p>\n<p>Add the garlic, cumin, salt, pepper, and eggs. Mix well and incorporate all the ingredients. Take a portion of meat about the size of a large walnut and form a sausage.<\/p>\n<p>Heat about an inch of vegetable oil and carefully add the soutzoukakia to the pan. Fry them until lightly browned on all sides. Drain on paper towels and set aside.<\/p>\n<p>While the soutzoukakia are frying, you prepare the sauce. Add a \u00bc cup of olive oil to the bottom of the pan. Add the tomato sauce, sugar, and cinnamon and remaining cup of wine as well as a can full of water.<\/p>\n<p>Boil the sauce on a medium high heat until some of the water has evaporated and the sauce has thickened. Return the soutzoukakia to the pan, heat to a boil, and then remove from the heat. Allow them to absorb the sauce to become tender before serving.\u00a0Serve with potato puree, rice pilaf, or fried potatoes.<\/p>\n<p>Time to taste some wonderful Greek food!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In winter, also in Greece, everyone\u2019s looking for ways to keep warm! Cooking warm Greek food\u00a0might be a good idea? 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