Soutzoukakia (Spiced Greek meatballs in a red wine and tomato sauce)

Ingredients

• 750 grs ground beef 5% fat
• 2 medium onions pureed in a blender
• 2-3 good sized cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 cups plain, gluten free oats
• 3/4 cup red wine (Mavrodafni or VinSanto)
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon fresh mint, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
• 1 egg, beaten with a few drops of milk
• olive oil for baking tray
• salt
• pepper
• 750ml tomato passata
• 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 vegetable bouillon cube
• 1 onion, pureed
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1-2 bay leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• pinch of chilli (optional)