Recipe 95- Fasolakia in tomato sauce

Hi.

Here is another greek recipe. Fresh green beans with tomato sauce. Very nice and healthy, ideal for a light lunch or dinner.

Ingredients

1 kg fresh green beans ( you have to wash them and cut their edges with a knife)

1 onion chopped

2 potatoes peeled and cut in small pieces

1 tomato chopped

500 gr tomato sauce

1 cup olive oil

1 cup water

1/4 cup white wine

salt/pepper

In a big pot, preheat 1/4 cup olive oil over medium temperature and add the onion, tomato and potatoes. Pour in the wine and stir in the beans. Add the tomato sauce, the rest of the oil and the water. Bring them to boil, reduce the heat to sim and allow to cook for 2 hours. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Enjoy!

Recipe 94- Kaltsounakia (Crete's sweet mini cheese pie)

Good morning. This is a famous recipe from the island of Crete.
They are absolutely fantastic!

Ingredients

500 gr flour
1 tablespoons RAKI (alcoholic beverage from Crete)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup water
1 teaspoon vinegar

For the filling

500 gr MIZITHRA from Crete shredded
250gr Feta cheese shredded
2 eggs beaten
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Olive oil for frying

In a big bowl combine all the ingredients to make a smooth dough. In another bowl mix together the ingredients for the filling.
Place the dough on a slightly floured surface and stretch it from the center outwards using a rolling pin.
Cut small pieces of dough and put inside some of the filling. With your fingers close the edges forming a small ball. Punch it down a little bit.
Preheat the oil in a deep frying pan over high temperature and fry the kaltsounakia until they are lightly brown.
Place them on a kitchen paper to absorb the oil and serve them hot with a sprinkle of honey. Yummy!

Enjoy!

Recipe 93- Yaourtlou sauce (yogurt sauce)

This recipe is typically served with greek souvlaki. It is also great with burgers (meat, zucchini or tomato burgers).

Ingredients

2 cups plain yogurt
2 cloves garlic chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper

Put all the ingredients into the blender and simply blend them.

Enjoy!

Recipe 92- The easiest bread

This is really quick! I think this is the best recipe for bread ever!

Ingredients

5 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon yeast
1 1/4 cup warm water
2 teaspoons salt

In  large bowl pour in the water and dissolve the yeast. Add the salt then gradually add the flour. Start kneading until you have a smooth dough.
Give the shape of a loaf and cover with plastic wrap for 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 480F (250C).
Place the loaf on a baking sheet and bake for 15 min. Reduce the heat to 300F (150C) and continue baking for another 20 min. You can smell the freshly baked bread!

Enjoy!

Recipe 91- Nadine's Chicken FRIKASE

This is another traditional greek recipe. We usually cook this with lamb, but I don't like lamb. I prefer chicken! You can cook it with the meat you like better.

Ingredients

1 kg chicken breast cut in pieces
2 big lettuce cut in pieces
1 cup fresh onion chopped
1/2 cup anise or parsley chopped
1 cup olive oil
3 cups water
1 tablespoon white wine
juice from 2 lemons
2 eggs beaten
2 tablespoons corn flour
salt/pepper to taste

In a big pot heat the oil over medium high temperature and put inside the chicken. Cook for 5 min then pour in the wine and add the onion, lettuce and anise. Pour in the water and bring to boil.
Reduce the temperature and allow to cook for 2 hours. Add salt and pepper.
In a bowl stir the juice and the corn flour. Pour in 1 cup of the sauce from the cooked food. Make sure it is not very hot, just warm. Mix well and add the eggs gradually. Pour this mixture back into the pot.

Bring to boil and then remove from heat. Done!

Enjoy!

Recipe 90- Ntomatokeftedes (tomatoburgers)

This is awesome! Quite similar to kolokithokeftedes. You should try them both!

Ingredients

4 tomatoes finely chopped
1 onion finely chopped
2 zucchini finely chopped
1/3 cup mint chopped
1 cup flour
salt/pepper to taste
olive oil for frying

In a bowl mix together the tomatoes, onion, zucchini and mint. Add the flour. You should have a watery dough.
Preheat the oil in a deep frying pan over medium temperature. With a big spoon take small amounts of dough and place them into the pan. Fry for 3 min, then turn and fry for another 3 min. Delicious!

Enjoy!

Recipe 89- Delicious cheese soufflé

Hello. This is a delicious souffle for 2.

3 slices toast bread cut in pieces
1 cup milk
4 eggs beaten
4 slices bacon cut in pieces
1 tablespoon butter melted
500 gr yellow cheese shredded

Preheat the oven to 355F (180C).
It is better to use 2 small baking pans. Arrange  the bread at the bottom. Spread the butter with milk and refrigerate for 2 hours. Sprinkle with  the cheese and add the bacon. Pour in the eggs.

Bake for 55 min. Serve while hot.

Enjoy!