boufa06
Executive Chef
If you love Greek feta cheese and prawns, try this recipe which I contributed to a wine and dine magazine some time ago.
GARIDES SAGANAKI (Prawns with Feta & Tomato)
Serves 4, Preparation Time: 20 mins, Cooking Time: 30 mins
Ingredients:
4 or 5 large tomatoes, skinned and chopped
1 medium-sized onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 green pepper, cored and sliced
500gm prawns, peeled and deveined
150gm feta cheese, crumbled
Salt and pepper
Olive oil
Method:
Heat a little olive oil over medium heat in a large frying pan. Saute onion and garlic until soft. Add tomatoes and green peppers and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. Add prawns and simmer for a further 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Pour into a casserole and add feta cheese on top. Bake casserole, covered, in a preheated oven at 200 degrees C/400 degrees F for 15 minutes. Garnish with a sprinkle of oregano and serve with bread or rice.
GARIDES SAGANAKI (Prawns with Feta & Tomato)
Serves 4, Preparation Time: 20 mins, Cooking Time: 30 mins
Ingredients:
4 or 5 large tomatoes, skinned and chopped
1 medium-sized onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 green pepper, cored and sliced
500gm prawns, peeled and deveined
150gm feta cheese, crumbled
Salt and pepper
Olive oil
Method:
Heat a little olive oil over medium heat in a large frying pan. Saute onion and garlic until soft. Add tomatoes and green peppers and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. Add prawns and simmer for a further 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Pour into a casserole and add feta cheese on top. Bake casserole, covered, in a preheated oven at 200 degrees C/400 degrees F for 15 minutes. Garnish with a sprinkle of oregano and serve with bread or rice.