Greek
Spinach Pie Recipe:
Greek spinach pie or Spanakopita
is a traditional Greek pie. It is very easy to make and very delicious and
simple dish. It can be used in dinner, lunch, weekend, holidays etc.
Ingredients
v 10
sheets of phyllo
v 120
ml of olive oil (1/2 Cups)
v 900
grams of spinach
v 4
chopped onions
v 1/4
bunch chopped parsley
v 1/4
bunch chopped Dill.350 grams of Cheese (Feta)
v 350
grams of cheese(ricotta)
v Salt
(as per taste)
v Pepper
(as per taste)
v 1/4
teaspoon of Nutmeg
v 1
teaspoon Dried oregano
v Lemon
test from one lemon
Preparation
time: 1.5 hours
Working
time: 25 minutes
Working
v Before
baking Heat, the oven to 180°C
v Take
a large pan, put two tablespoons of olive oil. Then add onion and heat them
over medium heat until they turn golden brown. Now add spinach and cook it for
6-8 minutes over medium heat until the spinach gets wilted.
v Take
the extra liquid out (if there is any) and take a large bowl. Put the mixture
in bowl, then add parsley, dill, lemon zest and spices etc. Cook and mix the
mixture well to combine it.
v Take
a pan and wet it with olive oil. Now take a sheet of pastry and put it in the
baking dish. Wet it with olive oil, then repeat the process and add 2 3 more
sheets in the same way and make sure to put oil between layers.
v Now
pour spinach and cheese over phyllo crust. Now cover with three layer of phyllo
sheets with olive oil. Fold the sides and make sure to wet them from top.
v Use
a sharp knife to cut pie into any shape i.e., rectangle
v Bake
the dish to around 45 minutes as it must turned to golden brown.
v Turn
off the heat and wait for at least 15 minutes before serving.
v You
can serve it with salad, Greek Salad, side dishes like Greek moussaka
Greek moussaka is a traditional Greek dish. It is a very delicious
and yummy dish which is full of flavor. It is a great dish for parties, sides
dishes, holidays, weekends etc.
Ingredients
v 3
large eggplants
v 1-2
onions chopped
v 3
potatoes
v 1
tomato (grinded recommended)
v 2
cloves of garlic
v 260
grams of tomato sauce
v 700
grams of minced beef
v 3
tablespoons of olive oil
v ½ teaspoon of black pepper
v 1
teaspoon of thyme
v ½
teaspoon of cinnamon
v 1L
of milk (4 cups)
v 120
grams of Butter
v 120
grams of flour
v ½
teaspoon of nutmeg
v 2
egg yolks
v 85
grams of parmesan cheese
v 1
bay leaf
v 1
teaspoon salt
Preparation time: 2 hours
Working time: 40 minutes
Working
v Prepare
the vegetables by slicing the eggplants into a cm, mixed it with salt and leave
it for 30 minutes. Peel potatoes and slice them
v Wash
the salty eggplants and dry them. Take a large bowl and fry potatoes and eggplants
in oil until they turn golden. Then take them out and take excess of oil from
them with towel paper. Then put eggplants and potatoes in the baking pan, brush
them with olive oil and bake them until it turns golden
v Put
olive oil in a large pan and heat the oil. Now add onions and cook them for 4-5
minute. Add garlic and cook and combine it for 2 minutes.
v Add
meat in garlic and onion pan and cook it until meat leave the pink color. Now
add salt, pepper, cinnamon, and thyme. Mix them well, add grinded potatoes bay
leaf and tomato sauce and mixed it well. Lower the heat and wait until it gets
thickens. Turn off the heat.
v For
bechamel sauce heat the milk. Take a saucepan, add butter heat it and add flour
and mix them well until it gets smooth. Now slowly add milk and keep whisking
the paste. Turn the heat off and add pinch of salt, nutmeg, egg yolks, black
pepper, parmesan and mix them well until they get properly mixed and smooth.
v Before
baking heat, the oven to 180’C
v Now
for final assembling take meat mixture and add 4-5 minutes of bechamel sauce to
the meat mixture and mix. Layer the potatoes in an ovenproof dish, layer half
of eggplants. Now pour the meat mixture and spread it equally. Then add parmesan
on top.
v Bake
it until it turns golden brown 40-50 minutes.
v Cool
it for 45 minutes and enjoy.
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