Soutzoukakia Sto Fourno - Greek spiced meatballs baked in an aromatic tomato sauce with potatoes.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

bread

🥗Healthier: whole grain bread

💰Cheaper: stale bread

Whole grain bread adds fiber, while stale bread can be used to avoid waste.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is often less expensive.

Cut potatoes into quarters.

Parcook potatoes in a tray with half a cup of water, a drizzle of olive oil, salt, pepper, and dried oregano.

Cover the tray tightly to encourage steam and bake at 180°C for about 30 minutes.

Chop a quarter of an onion for the sauce and sauté in extra virgin olive oil until sizzling.

Add one large clove of garlic and sauté for 2 minutes.

Stir in tomato paste and half a cup of water, then add cumin, cinnamon, all spice, dried oregano, bay leaves, salt, and pepper.

Let the sauce simmer until fragrant and thick.

Chop the remaining onion finely and mix with 800g of ground beef, garlic, breadcrumbs, chopped parsley, dried oregano, one egg, spices, and a drizzle of olive oil.

Mix all ingredients thoroughly and form into oval-shaped meatballs (sudak).

Remove the foil from the potatoes to check if they are tender by inserting a knife.

Move the potatoes to one end of the tray and place the sudak in the tray, positioning the potatoes around them.

Pour the sauce generously over the sudak and potatoes.

Bake in the oven at 180°C for about 20 minutes.

Remove from the oven and serve with a Greek salad.

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