Greek Meat Rolls in Tomato-wine Sauce

Submitted by KelBel

"A nice combination of flavors. Different and delicious."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 20
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• Meat Rolls

• 1 lb ground lamb
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 cup dry breadcrumbs
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄3 cup cold water
• 1⁄4 cup flour

• Tomato-Wine Sauce

• 6 ounces tomato paste
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup red wine
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• salt and pepper
• cooked orzo pasta or rice

directions

1. Mix all meat roll ingredients, except flour, together until blended.
2. Shape into finger-like rolls.
3. Coat lightly with flour and brown in large frying pan with oil.
4. Remove and drain on paper towls.
5. In pan used to brown meat, make sauce by wisking all ingredients until smooth.
6. Add meat rolls and simmer one hour on top of stove.
7. Serve over cooked orzo or rice.
8. Can bake in oven for 1 hour at 400 or in crockpot on low for 4-6 hours.

Reviews

[bluemoon downunder]

I particularly loved the cumin and oregano in this wonderful recipe. I increased the garlic (a personal taste preference) but otherwise followed the recipe exactly. I served these meat rolls with a Greek salad and pasta. Thank you, KelBel! I'll be making these again, but next time I'll certainly make a double batch so that I have even more meals to freeze as this recipe is so eminently freezable!

 

[Katrina Shaw]

Great Easy recipe. I made up a big batch and froze the meat mixture . This made it easy to make up as a quick meal later. Also smelt great when cooking. Added to my favourites.

 

[gregory schulte]

first off i love lamb so actually i was a little dissapointed that it didnt come out better in this dish. that said i really liked this. i wasnt to smart and used a skillet instead of an electric skillet which would have made this dish much easier to prepare. but the wine sauce and the meat rolls blended very well and had a wonderful flavor thanks kelbel for a very nice dish