Wine Sauce For Keftedes

Wine Sauce For Keftedes (Keftedes Tou Fournou Krasata)

Servings:  1
 
      1 c  Tomato sauce
      2 c  Dry red wine
      1 lg Bay leaf
      2    Whole cloves
    1/2 ts Dried oregano or marjoram
           Salt & freshly ground pepper
 
  Prepare Keftedes Tiganites, but instead of frying, arrange close together
  on a baking pan approximately 8 x 11 x 2-inches.  Bake for 10 minutes.
  Meanwhile, in a small pan combine the tomato sauce, red wine, bay leaf,
  cloves, oregano or marjoram, salt and pepper.  Boil for 5 minutes then
  pour over the keftedes in the oven.  Reduce the oven heat to 300 degrees
  and bake for 40 minutes.  Remove the bay leaf and cloves and serve warm.
  From: “The Food of Greece” by Vilma Liacouras Chantiles, Avenel Books, New
  York.