GLYKOPATATES BOURTHETO Sweet potatoes probably came to Corfu with the Venetians, as did many other New World crops, sometime during the sixteenth century, where they remained poor man’s fodder for hundreds of years. It took the English to popularize them, by showing Corfiote aristocrats the virtues of serving them with syrup. Nevertheless, they have long been cooked on a grill or in […]

TSIGARELLI – ΤΣΙΓΑΡΕΛΙ In spring, certain tender greens, both bitter and sweet, are picked to make tsigarelli, a dish of blanched greens sauteed with onions, herbs, olive oil, and—traditionally—reddened with paprika or chile pepper. Today the dish has been modified considerably and is more likely to get its color mainly from tomatoes. Tsigarelli is not exclusive to Corfu—it is found throughout the Ionian […]

Ingredients: 1 Hare or rabbit roughly 3 kilos Wine vinegar 3 kilos small onions 1 1/2 mug of oil 3 bay leaves 6-8 corns of bachari 6-8 corns black pepper 800g ripped tomatoes peeled and grated 3-4 cloves of garlic cut in half Salt and pepper to taste Ingredients for marinating: 1/4 mug of wine […]

FASOLAKIA FRESKA ME ANTHOGALA Anthogala, which is what the original recipe calls for, are the billows of cream that float atop fresh milk. Its Greek name translates as “milk blossom”; the French know it as fleur de crème. In the U.S. the best substitute is heavy cream. I found this recipe in a collection of old regional Greek dishes, and […]

Ingredients: 300g onions, thinly sliced 1/3 cup red wine 1 cup olive oil 150 g dry myzithra or goat cheese or haloumi, cut into 12 triangles 6 slices of sandwich bread, cut diagonally (12 triangles) flour for dusting 1 tbsp wine vinegar a pinch of dried thyme salt and pepper Method: Fry the bread in […]

In Greek: χταπόδι στιφάδο, pronounced khtah-PO-thee stee-FAH-tho A delightful stew made with a large quantity of onions – but the dish wouldn’t be the same without them. Use small pearl stewing onions if you can find them. I couldn’t when I was making this, as you can see in the photo, so I used medium-sized […]

Ingredients: You can either use potatoes or rice in this recipe but traditionally Tavva is made with potatoes. 1 or 2 kilos of Lamb, any piece is OK but traditionally it was made with the fattier parts of meat. You can use shoulder, lamb chops or any piece you have at hand. Personally I prefer […]

FASOLATHA ME BARBOUNIA KAI KAFKALITHRES Ingredients: 1⁄2 pound dried cranberry or borlotti beans,picked over and rinsed 2⁄3 to 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil, to taste 2 medium red onions, finely chopped 2 cups fresh chervil, coarsely chopped 4 plum or other small tomatoes, peeled, seeded,and coarsely chopped (canned are fine) Salt and freshly ground black […]

BOURIETO Ingredients: 11⁄2 to 2 pounds fresh whiting, gutted and washed Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil 3 cups coarsely chopped red onions 1⁄3 cup fresh lemon juice 1 cup water Makes 4 servings Method: 1. Season the fish with salt and pepper and set aside. Heat the olive oil […]

BAKALIARO PLAKI Ingredients: 1 piece salt cod fillet, about 2 pounds 1⁄2 to 2⁄3 cup extra-virgin olive oil, to taste 11⁄2 pounds red onions, chopped 2 to 3 garlic gloves, to taste, chopped 2 tablespoons tomato paste, diluted with 1⁄4 cup water 1 cup dark raisins 1 cinnamon stick 10 to 15 whole cloves, to taste […]