Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1 1/2  pounds        chopped meat
   3      slices        white bread -- crust trimmed
  30      milliliters   garlic -- finely chopped
     1/2  teaspoon      ground cumin -- (or to taste)or
   1      pinch         cumin seed -- pounded
                        flour
                        butter or oil for frying
   1      pound         tomatoes -- peeled, seeded or
   1      tablespoon    tomato paste diluted with:
   1 1/2  cups          water
                        salt and pepper to taste
   1                    egg -- (optional)
     1/4  cup           red wine -- or to taste

Preparation:

Have meat ground twice. Soak bread in cold water and squeeze out the excess well. Mix meat, bread, garlic, and cumin together; form egg-shaped meatballs; roll lightly in the flour. Heat butter or oil in a deep frying pan. Fry the soudzoukakia until brown on all sides. Remove them from the pan with a slotted spoon and put them into a pot. Pour the tomatoes (or diluted tomato paste) into the pan with the butter or oil and cook together for 3 to 5 minutes Serve with rice. NOTE: If you are using the egg and wine, add both to the mixture, and use 1 more slice of bread.