Beef Meatballs (Soutzoukakia) with Tomato Rice

Soutzoukakia

• 2 garlic cloves
• 80 g onions, quartered
• 50 g olive oil
• 60 g breadcrumbs
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp fine sea salt
• ½ tsp ground black pepper
• 100 g dry white wine
• 500 g beef mince, broken in pieces

Sauce and Tomato Rice

• 50 g olive oil
• 400 g tinned chopped tomatoes
• 100 g dry white wine
• 30 g tomato purée
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp fine sea salt
• ½ tsp ground black pepper
• 400 g water
• 200 g white short grain rice