Carefully place cheese in hot oil and cook until golden and beginning to melt about 2 minutes per side. Remove dab with.
Step 1 slice feta into 2x3 8 inch squares about 8 slices.
Greek saganaki cheese. Turn heat off and pour brandy over cheese. The cheese used in cheese saganaki is usually graviera kefalograviera halloumi kasseri kefalotyri or sheep s milk feta cheese. Directions cut the cheese into strips 2 wide and 1 2 thick.
Into a small heavy bottomed pan add some. Thickness must be at least 2 3 of an inch or 1. Place strips one by one under the cold water tap and coat lightly with flour set aside until you have dredged all the.
Dip each slice of feta in egg shake off excess and coat in flour. Saganaki is written as σαγανάκι in greek and pronounced sah ghah nah kee. 1 thick square slice of kefalotyri or other hard cheese see above around 4 x 4 inches 11 x 11 cm.
Shake off excess flour. Instructions to prepare this saganaki recipe slice a large block of cheese or some smaller if you prefer approx. Ingredients 1 4 ounce package kasseri cheese 1 tablespoon water or as needed 1 4 cup all purpose flour or as needed 1 tablespoon olive oil.
Manouri cheese is primarily made in central and northern greece and a by product of the feta production. The cheesemakers add cream to the whey which makes the cheese more creamy than feta and a bit soft. Run cheese under cold water to wet the surface and dredge in flour to coat all sides.
You could also use a kasseri or a kefalotyri too. It s absolutely delicious in many recipes but my favourite for making cheese saganaki. Considering how delicious it is saganaki is a surprisingly simple greek recipe at least in its basic form.
This will help the. What cheese is best for saganaki the best cheese to use for this greek fired cheese recipe is either kefalograviera or graviera. Regional variations include the use of formaela cheese in arachova halloumi in cyprus and vlahotiri in metsovo.
Place the cheese under running water and then dredge into the flour shaking off the excess flour. 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Manouri cheese is also less salty than feta.
Carefully light with a long stick lighter. Heat oil in a heavy skillet and pan fry the cheese turn once until golden brown on both sides. In a small bowl beat the egg with the oregano.
There are many variations out there but the simple cheese version is immensely popular. The best known saganaki is actually a popular appetizer pan fried cheese which is one of my personal favorite greek dishes.
