Greek Recipes

COOK WARE AND BAKE WARE   THE  G A S T R A:  In Ancient Greece “gastra” was a food preparation concave utensil. When cooking food in the  United States  and many other countries, people use the resources that are available to their market. That means they use their stovetops, ovens, and occasionally the gas or charcoal grills that they may have outside. In  Greece  there are plenty of modern kitchens of course that are equipped in the same way as these kitchens, but that’s not the only way Greek people cook. In many regions of  Greece  things are a little different though and local people don’t count on Electricity or technology. Old traditional cooking methods are still commonly used, mostly in the villages and mountain areas. One of the different methods people still use to cook in Greece – especially in Epirus and Northern Greece is the GASTRA,  a mobile oven I can say, a concave tin structure which...

SHRIMPS (PRAWNS) SAGANAKI HOME COOKING   STEP BY STEP: Saganaki is actually a shallow, two-handled skillet that is one of the most   traditional cooking vessels in  Greece . Saganaki is also the fried cheese  (all kind of   cheeses), made in the pan, which is one of  Greece 's most popular  appetizers the   feta cheese with tomato, pepper (sweet or chilli), oregano  and olive oil, Saganaki is just  Greece For shrimp  saganaki , we sauté the scrimps in a pan with tomatoes, chopped   onion,  a little of wine, a little of caper, a little of parsley  and feta cheese,  then serve it right out of the skillet with bread to soak up all the delicious  juices. Ingredients 4  tablespoon olive oil 1 medium onion, chopped 16 medium shrimp or half a pound of prawns 1/4 cup dry white wine 3 medium size red grated tomatoes 1 table spoon of caper 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese 1/...