Keftedakia in the oven

Source : 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 P...

PreTime

more Minutes

CookTime

a few Minutes

Yield

Some Servings

Sent by Cookpad Greece

at : September 29, 2025

Step:

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

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
For the sauce
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)