Soutzoukakia with rice

Step 1

In a large bowl combine the ground beef, the ground pork, the onion, garlic, parsley, red wine vinegar, olive oil, eggs, salt, ground black pepper, oregano and breadcrumbs.  Mix very well with your hands until everything is combined. Cover, and let rest in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or overnight.

Step 2

Shape your soutzoukakia by taking approximately 1/4 cup of the mixture, forming a ball, and then rolling it into an oval shape.  Continue until you have used up all of the meat mixture.

Step 3

Heat the vegetable or corn oil in a large frying pan (allow the oil to come up 1 – 2 centimeters in the pan) over medium heat.  Add the soutzoukakia, being careful not to crowd them.  Fry them, until all sides are golden brown, a few minutes per side.

Step 4

As you finish frying batches of the soutzoukakia, place them carefully in a large saucepot.  Continue until all the soutzoukakia are in the pot.

Step 5

In a small bowl combine the tomato sauce, water, olive oil, ground cinnamon and pepper.  Mix well and then pour this sauce over the soutzoukakia in the pot.

Step 6

Heat to boiling, and then reduce heat and cook, covered, over medium heat for approximately 20 minutes.

Step 7

Meanwhile, cook the rice.

Step 8

Rinse your rice thoroughly.  Bring a large pot of water to a boil.  Add the salt and then stir in the rinsed rice.  Cook over medium heat, uncovered, until the rice is done; about 20 minutes.  Drain the rice and set aside.

Step 9

When the soutzoukakia are done, serve with a side of rice.  Be sure to add sauce from the pot over the tzoutzoukakia, and the rice.  Sprinkle with mizithra.

Step 10

Enjoy!