Soutzoukakia in Tangy Tomato Sauce from Smyrna

Ingredients

• 2 lb (1 Kg) minced meat (ideally veal)
• 3 fl oz (80 ml) olive oil
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1 tbsp cumin
• 2 large slices of bread
• 2 fl oz (60ml) red wine
• Juice of a small lemon
• 10 allspice seeds (or 1.5 tsp ground allspice)
• Black pepper
• Salt
• A pinch of cinnamon
• 5.3 oz (1 ⅛ cup) flour
• Olive oil
• 2 tins of tomatoes
• 1.8 oz (50 gr) tomato purée
• 1 pinch of boukovo (chili flakes)
• 1 large onion
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 pinch of cinnamon