Ingredients

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1 kg of minced meat (lamb or beef) 2 tablespoons tomato sauce 1 tablespoon of salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1/2 teaspoon red pepper 1 teaspoon sweet pepper seasoning 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon 1/2 kg onion cut into thin slices Lemon zest 1/2 cup of pine nuts Vegetable oil for frying meatballs and onions 1/2 kg tomato sauce Rice with vermicelli: 2 cups of medium-grain rice 4 tablespoons of oil 1/2 cup of vermicelli 1 teaspoon of salt 3 1/2 cups of water