Fish

Marinated little fish

Marinated little fish

Time: 6 hours

Difficulty: Medium

Season: All seasons

Greek: Gavros marinatos

From Thalia Tsichlakis, AB magazine, Summer 2004. AB is the largest supermarket store in Greece.
This is a great appetizer. The success of the marinated fish lies on the freshness of the ingredients you use for marinating it. Another popular way to marinate little fish is to use vinegar instead of lemon.

Stuffed squid

Serves/Yields: 3 - 4 persons

Season: Spring/Summer/Autumn/Winter

Greek: Yemisto kalamari

If any of the stuffing has been left, cook until rice is cooked and use it to garnish the squid.

Sardines with oregano and oil

Sardines with oregano and oil

Serves/Yields: 4 persons

Time: 40 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Season: Summer

Greek: Sardeles ladorigani

Alternatively use gavros (another variety of small fish).

Octopus with elbow macaroni

Octopus with elbow macaroni

Serves/Yields: 4 - 6 persons

Time: 1 - 1,5 hour

Difficulty: Medium

Season: All seasons

Greek: Htapodi me makaronaki kofto

Boiled Octopus

Serves/Yields: 4 persons

Season: Summer/Autumn

Greek: Htapothi Vrasto

Recipe is from Chrissa Paradissis book “Greek Cookery”.

Greek Style pasta with shrimps

Greek Style pasta with shrimps

Serves/Yields: 4 persons

Difficulty: Medium

Season: All seasons

Greek: Makaronada me garides

Fish soup

Serves/Yields: 4 - 6 persons

Difficulty: Medium

Season: Autumn/Winter

Greek: Soupa Kakavia

Fried sole with mayonnaise and ouzo

Fried sole with white ouzo sauce

Serves/Yields: 4 persons

Time: 30 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Season: Winter

Greek: Tiganitii glwssa me saltsa mayonesa kai ouzo

Instead of pouring a butter sauce on top of the sole fillets with mixed some mayonnaise with ouzo, lemon and dill.