In a deep pasta pan, fry until brown in 5 spoons of olive oil - 1 spoon of salt, 2 spoons of sugar and one cut onion.
Add meat and brown it (best is an ox tail but you can use anything with a bone and some fat -- not too much meat - it's a poor people dish - we use it just for the flavor). Take it off the fire and add 1 small can of tomato paste and 10 cups of water.
Mix well until all looks even.
Add 4 crushed garlic cloves, 1 lb of wheat, 4 eggs (whole), 1 large potato cut into 4 pieces, 1 tsp paprika, and a 1/4 tsp black pepper.
Add the secret ingredient "koogla" (see below), top with 1 can of diced tomatoes, cover with thick tin foil and bake in the oven at 225 degrees.

Secret ingredient "Koogla":
In a bowl, break an egg and add 3 spoons of olive oil, 1 spoon full of fresh crushed mint, 4 cloves of garlic, 1/2 tsp of salt, a pinch of pepper and 1/4 stick of diced margarine. Mix it well and slowly add farina until it becomes thick and easy to manage – it should make about one cup. Form it into small balls and drop them in the dish before adding the crushed tomatoes.

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