Post Tagged with: "Beef"

Hunkar begendi

Hunkar begendi

Serves/Yields: 4 - 6 persons

Time: 1,5 hour

Difficulty: High

Season: All seasons

Greek: Kokkinisto kreas me poure melitzanas

Hunkar begendi is a Turkish dish and means literally “Sultan’s Delight. It is well known in Greece and cooked by the Greeks in Constantinopolis.

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Stuffed Onions

Stuffed Onions

Serves/Yields: 20 pieces

Difficulty: High

Season: Summer

Greek: Sougania

This is an appetizer plate that is served in the island of Lesvos. The portions of the ingredients are approximate. This recipe is for making around 20 pieces. It is considered a difficult dish to prepare.

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Braised beef in rich tomato sauce

Braised beef with tomato sauce and seasonings

Serves/Yields: 6 -8 persons

Time: 3 hours

Difficulty: Medium

Season: Winter

Greek: Mosxaraki kokkinisto me poure

One of our favorite beef recipes. The combination of rich beef sauce on top of mashed potatoes is unique.

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Meat pie

Meat pie

Serves/Yields: 1 medium baking pan

Time: 3 hours

Difficulty: High

Season: Winter

Greek: Kreatopita

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Vrasto

Vrasto

Serves/Yields: 4 - 6 persons

Time: 2 hours

Difficulty: Easy

Season: Winter

Greek: Vrasto

Vrasto is a soup with meat (beef) and vegetables like potatoes, carrots and celery.

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Beef slices with vegetables and Vinsanto wine

Beef slices with vegetables and Vinsanto wine from Santorini

Serves/Yields: 6 persons

Time: 1,5 hour

Difficulty: Medium

Season: Winter

Greek: Filetakia moshariou me lahanika kai vinsanto

Courtesy of Leda Dizelou.

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Yuvarlak

Yuvarlak with ouzo

Serves/Yields: 4 persons

Time: 1 hour

Difficulty: Medium

Season: Autumn/Winter

Greek: Yiouvarlakia

Yuvarlak means round in Turkish. Yiouvarlakia are a kind of meatballs with sauce. The are found in Greek as well as in Turkish cuisines. In this recipe we added some ouzo to give some extra flavour in the meatballs.

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Meat rissoles from Constantinopolis

Meat rissoles from Constantinopolis

Serves/Yields: 3 - 4 persons

Time: 45 mins - 1 hour

Difficulty: Medium

Season: Winter

Greek: Keftedes apo tin Poli

The lemon zest in the recipe makes the rissoles more tasty.

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