Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, greek meatballs. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Greek Meatballs is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Greek Meatballs is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook greek meatballs using 34 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Greek Meatballs:

1. Get For the meatballs
2. Make ready ground beef or pork, lamb, chicken, turkey (or combination of beef and pork)
3. Take plain breadcrumbs (paleo - omit, gluten free - use GF breadcrumbs)
4. Get finely chopped red onion
5. Make ready garlic, minced
6. Get finely chopped Kalamata olives (I use and recommend Lindsay Naturals Kalamata Olives)
7. Prepare chopped fresh parsley
8. Take chopped fresh mint
9. Take large egg
10. Get salt
11. Prepare freshly ground black pepper
12. Get paprika
13. Take ground cinnamon
14. Take freshly ground nutmeg
15. Prepare oregano
16. Get thyme
17. Get For the Roasted Vegetables:
18. Make ready 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. Take garlic, peels left intact
20. Prepare extra virgin olive oil
21. Get SAUCE
22. Make ready medium red onion, chopped
23. Take extra virgin olive oil
24. Get small red bell pepper, seeded and diced
25. Make ready dry red wine (or use white if using chicken or turkey)
26. Prepare can crushed tomatoes (I recommend certified San Marzano's from Italy)
27. Take chopped sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained
28. Make ready salt
29. Get freshly ground black pepper
30. Make ready thyme
31. Prepare oregano
32. Prepare whole Kalamata olives, drained (I use and recommend Lindsay Naturals Kalamata Olives)
33. Get chopped fresh parsley
34. Make ready chopped fresh mint

Steps 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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