Archive for the ‘Main Dish’ Category

Atzem Pilaf

Monday, October 23rd, 2006

You'll Need: * 3 pounds lamb, cut medium size cubes * 1/2 pound butter * 1 onion, chopped * 1 1/2 pounds tomatoes, peeled and strained ( or 1 tablespoon tomato paste diluted with 1 cup water) * Salt * Pepper * 8 cups water * 4 cups raw rice Procedures : Wash and dry the meat. Brown 2/3 ...

Artichokes with cod

Monday, October 23rd, 2006

You'll Need: * 10 artichokes * 1/4 kg boiled cod * 1 medium size potato, boiled and mashed * Juice of one lemon * 1 garlic clove, mashed * olive oil * Salt * Pepper Procedures : Slice the stem of the artichokes and remove the outer leaves. Rub each artichoke heart with a lemon and put all of ...

Artichokes a la polita

Monday, October 16th, 2006

You'll Need: * 8 artichokes * 1/2 kilo potatoes * 5 carrots * juice from 2-3 lemons * 4 spring onions * 1 cup of olive oil * 1 bunch of fresh dill or 3 tablespoons dried dill * salt * pepper Procedures : Slice the stem of the artichokes and remove the outer leaves. Leave only the tender leaves. ...

Artichoke moussaka

Monday, October 16th, 2006

You'll Need: * 15 artichokes * 1 bunch spring onions, finely chopped * 1 bunch dill, finely chopped * 1/2 kg minced meat (pork or beef) * 2 spoons butter * 1 tomato, not to ripe * 3 lemons * Some oil For the cream * 1 lt warm milk * 8 spoons flour * 2 eggs * 4-5 spoons butter * Piquant ...

Ancient Greek Mullet

Monday, October 16th, 2006

You'll Need: * 6 small or 3 large red mullets, cleaned * 2 handfuls of fresh herbs finely chopped (thyme, mint, coriander, marjoram, parsley, rosemary. If you do not have fresh herbs use one soupspoon of each. * 3 soupspoons olive oil * juice of one lemon * salt and pepper Procedures : Mix the herbs ...

Ancient Greek Gilt – head bream with cheese and oil

Monday, October 16th, 2006

You'll Need: * 1 ½ kg gilt – head bream fish * 225 gr pecorino romano cheese * 3 spoons olive oil * 1 tea spoon salt * 1 tea spoon cumin Procedures : Clean the fish and scrape the scales carefully. Remove head and tail. Mash the cheese and beat it in a mixer with ...

Ancient Greek Fish with coriander

Monday, October 16th, 2006

You'll Need: * 2 spoons of coriander seeds * 1 tea spoon salt * 2 steaks cod * Vinegar, made from white wine. Procedures : Preheat the oven in 190 C. Place the coriander seeds in a baking pan and bake them for 10 minutes. Let them coo for some minutes. Mash them with a ...

Ancient cooked tuna

Monday, October 16th, 2006

You'll Need: * 8 tablespoons olive oil * 8 leek cut in rounds * 8 celery sticks finely chopped * 1 full teaspoon rosemary * 1 full teaspoon thyme * salt and pepper * half of a medium sized cucumber cut in rounds * 2 1/2 cups water * 2 1/2 cups dry white wine * 6 pieces of ...

Greek Chicken Pie (Kotopita)

Monday, October 16th, 2006

You'll Need: # 1 x two and a quarter pounds (1 kilo) chicken, cleaned and washed # 1 lb. (450g) shortcrust pastry # 1 medium onion # salt and pepper # 2 eggs, beaten # 1 cup of butter # parsley, finely chopped # 1 cup of kefalograviera cheese, or a hard strong cheese Procedures : # Boil the ...