For this recipe, fresh tender vine leaves should be the best to use, but in the worst case if you can’t get your hands on fresh leaves you can buy some at your local supermarket in a jar ready to go. For the purpose of making the recipe the way it should be, we will […]
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Black Eye Beans with Greens
Ingredients: 2 cups of dry black eye beans boiled 1 dry onion finely chopped 1 cup of water (hot) 1 tomato finely chopped 3 fresh green onions 3-4 small leeks 1 bunch of fennel 1 bunch of chard roughly chopped 1-1 1/2 cup of virgin olive oil Sea Salt Black or Green Pepper Cumin (optional) […]
Fasolakia Yiahni (Green Beans in Tomato Sauce)
Ingredients: 1 kilo of fresh green beans 1/4 cup of olive oil 1 big onion finely chopped 1-2 cloves of garlic finely chopped 2 potatoes cut in quarters 2 zucchinis cut in small pieces (optional) 4–5 ripe fresh tomatoes peeled and grated 2 tbsp of tomato paste 1/2 a cup of fresh parsley finely chopped […]
Bamyes Me Saltsa (Okra in Tomato Sauce)
Ingredients: 1 kilo of Bamyes (Okra) 1 large onion finely chopped 3-4 ripped tomatoes chopped 1/2 a cup of wine vinegar 1 cup of hot water 1/2 a cup of olive oil 1 tbsp of tomato paste 1/2 a cup of chopped parsley 2-3 cloves of garlic sliced Salt and pepper to taste Method: Cut […]
Holiday Meat Pie/Kreatopeta
This is a traditional dish for Carnival and Ascension Day (the Thursday forty days after Easter that celebrates Christ’s rise into heaven). Ingredients: Filling ingredients: 2.5-lb. leg of lamb, cut into cubes 4.5 c. warm water (heated in a saucepan or microwave, not from the tap) 1 c. minced onions 1.5 c. chopped celery 1.5 […]
Festive Greek recipes
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Easter Eggs/Paskalina Avga
Ingredients: 1 package of red dye 1/2 c. white vinegar 18 room-temperature eggs olive oil for glazing Method: 1. Dilute the dye powder in vinegar. In a large pot, combine dye mixture and warm water to cover eggs. 2. Bring to a boil. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Remove pot from heat and add eggs. […]
Kolokassi me Chirino (Taro Roots with Pork)
Ingredients: 2 kilos of pork meat 2 kilos of Kolokassi (Taro Roots) 1/2 a cup of olive oil 2 onions finely chopped 1 bunch of celery leaves chopped 4 ripped grated tomatoes 1 tbsp of tomato paste 2 lemons Salt and pepper to taste In Cyprus, Taro has been in use since the time of […]
Chirino me Selino Avgolemono (Pork with Celery & Avgolemono Sauce)
Ingredients: 3 lbs of pork (preferably with bones) 2 bunches of tender celery, including leaves 2 medium-size onions finely chopped 3 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp dried oregano Salt and pepper to taste For Avgolemono Sauce: 2 eggs, lightly beaten Juice of 1 1/2 lemons 1 tbsp of corn flour (Optional if needed) Method: Wash […]
Chirino me Manitaria (Pork Ribs with Mushrooms)
Ingredients: 1 kilo of pork ribs cut in small pieces 1 lb of mushrooms cut in quarters 1-2 tbsp of flour 1/4 cup of olive oil 2 large onions chopped Finely chopped parsley 1 1/2 cup of red dry wine Salt and pepper to taste Method: Wash the pork ribs and season with salt and […]