Recipe of Award-winning Greek Meatballs

Greek Meatballs.

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, greek meatballs. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Greek Meatballs is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It's simple, it's quick, it tastes yummy. They're fine and they look fantastic. Greek Meatballs is something which I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have greek meatballs using 34 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Greek Meatballs:

1. {Take of For the meatballs.
2. {Prepare of ground beef or pork, lamb, chicken, turkey (or combination of beef and pork).
3. {Take of plain breadcrumbs (paleo - omit, gluten free - use GF breadcrumbs).
4. {Make ready of finely chopped red onion.
5. {Prepare of garlic, minced.
6. {Make ready of finely chopped Kalamata olives (I use and recommend Lindsay Naturals Kalamata Olives).
7. {Prepare of chopped fresh parsley.
8. {Make ready of chopped fresh mint.
9. {Take of large egg.
10. {Make ready of salt.
11. {Prepare of freshly ground black pepper.
12. {Make ready of paprika.
13. {Make ready of ground cinnamon.
14. {Prepare of freshly ground nutmeg.
15. {Make ready of oregano.
16. {Prepare of thyme.
17. {Get of For the Roasted Vegetables:.
18. {Take of medium eggplant (choose one that isn't too fat but more slender to avoid too many bitter seeds), peeled and diced into ¼ inch pieces.
19. {Prepare of garlic, peels left intact.
20. {Get of extra virgin olive oil.
21. {Get of SAUCE.
22. {Get of medium red onion, chopped.
23. {Make ready of extra virgin olive oil.
24. {Take of small red bell pepper, seeded and diced.
25. {Get of dry red wine (or use white if using chicken or turkey).
26. {Take of can crushed tomatoes (I recommend certified San Marzano's from Italy).
27. {Make ready of chopped sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained.
28. {Prepare of salt.
29. {Make ready of freshly ground black pepper.
30. {Prepare of thyme.
31. {Make ready of oregano.
32. {Get of whole Kalamata olives, drained (I use and recommend Lindsay Naturals Kalamata Olives).
33. {Take of chopped fresh parsley.
34. {Prepare of chopped fresh mint.

Instructions to make Greek Meatballs:

1. First we’re going to get the eggplant going so that can roast while we’re working on the other stuff. Select an eggplant that is on the narrow side. Fat ones tend to have more seeds which results in a bitter flavor. The peel also tends to be bitter in flavor and tough in texture, so peel the eggplant completely. Dice it into chunks about 1/4 inch in size. You can make them larger if you prefer. Don’t worry about tossing them with lemon juice to prevent them from getting brown. They’re going to get very brown while roasting them anyway. First get the roasted eggplant and garlic going. Toss them with a little salt and the olive oil and spread them out single-layer on a lined cookie sheet. Roast for about 20 minutes or until nicely browned, turning once with a spatula after about 10 minutes. Remove Set aside. Once cool, peel and mince the roasted garlic..
2. Combine all of the meatball ingredients in a large bowl. Use your hands or a food processor to incorporate the ingredients. Form the mixture into 1-inch balls (you can make them larger if you prefer)..
3. Heat about 2 tablespoons of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and brown the meatballs on all sides (See NOTE for oven baking method). Transfer the meatballs to a plate and set aside..
4. Add the red onions and the oil if more is needed and cook them until soft and caramelized, about 6-8 minutes. Add the red bell pepper and cook for another couple of minutes until softened. Add the wine and bring it to a rapid boil. Boil for 2 minutes..
5. Add the roasted eggplant, roasted garlic and all of the sauce ingredients, except for the olives, parsley and mint, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes. Return the meatballs to the sauce, cover and simmer for another 15 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add the whole Kalamata olives, cover and simmer for another 5 minutes then stir in the chopped parsley and mint..
6. Garnish with some extra parsley and mint and serve with crusty bread, rice or orzo and a Greek or leafy green salad.

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