Keftedakia in the oven

Name: Keftedakia in the oven
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 kg ground beef; 100 g onions, blended; 1 cup breadcrumbs; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1 cup grated kefalotyri, sometimes I use graviera (traditional Greek hard cheeses); 1 tbsp tomato paste; salt; pepper; 2 cups finely chopped tomato; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1 little fresh basil, preferably finely chopped; salt; pepper; 1 cup grated kefalotyri (Greek traditional hard salty cheese)

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Keftedakia (Greek meatballs) in the oven with a tomato sauce flavored with basil. An amazing dish, easy and quick to make. A great recipe by Elias Mamalakis.

Recipe by SUMMER

Keftedakia (Greek meatballs) in the oven with a tomato sauce flavored with basil. An amazing dish, easy and quick to make. A great recipe by Elias Mamalakis.

Recipe by SUMMER

Cookpad Greece @cook_8238176

Greece

Keftedakia (Greek meatballs) in the oven with a tomato sauce flavored with basil. An amazing dish, easy and quick to make. A great recipe by Elias Mamalakis.

Recipe by SUMMER

Keftedakia (Greek meatballs) in the oven with a tomato sauce flavored with basil. An amazing dish, easy and quick to make. A great recipe by Elias Mamalakis.

Recipe by SUMMER

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Ingredients

6 servings

1 kgground beef
100 gonions, blended
1 cupbreadcrumbs
1/4 cupolive oil
1 cupgrated kefalotyri, sometimes I use graviera (traditional Greek hard cheeses)
1 tbsptomato paste
salt
pepper
For the sauce
2 cupsfinely chopped tomato
2 tbsptomato paste
1little fresh basil, preferably finely chopped
salt
pepper
1 cupgrated kefalotyri (Greek traditional hard salty cheese)

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Steps

1

Mix to combine all the ingredients for the meatballs in a large bowl and place it in the fridge for 1 hour. Then form round keftedakia (meatballs) and place them in a baking tray.
2

Dissolve the tomato paste in 1/2 cup water and pour it over the meatballs. Add the finely chopped tomato and the oil and garnish with the basil leaves. Season with salt and pepper and finally sprinkle with the kefalotyri.
3

Bake at 180°C for about 1 hour until the keftedakia form a crust.