The Greek Food

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  • Fast Recipe: Chicken with potatoes

    Fast Recipe: Chicken with potatoes

    Well, anyone wants to make a reaaaaally good impression on a first date, and you know what they say… love must to pass first from the stomach. So lets imagine the following situation…you promised your loved one food… and he or she is coming in 45 mins to 1 hour ….Aw…how unlucky…you don’t have anything in the fridge… You need something fast that will leave you time to do other things in the mean time… shower…clean up the mess in the house… etc etc..

    Ok lets get down to business!

    /rocky music playing on the background

    INGREDIENTS

    400grs of Chicken (any part you like)

    2-3 big potatoes cut in various sizes

    1 glass of olive oil

    1 spoon of mustard

    Salt and Pepper

    METHOD

    Easy Peasy.

    In a big oven tray. Add the chicken and the potatoes.  In a glass, add the olive oil, the mustard, salt and pepper and stir well.  Pour the mix all the ingredients.

    Heat up the oven and  cook it for around 45-1 hour in high heat.

    Open up a beer!

  • Casserole Beef with Peas

    Casserole Beef with Peas

    The following is a simple recipe for a casserole meat with peas. Its not basically a really Greek Food as I believe its more or less the same all around the world but we were doing it in my family so I have to consider it Greek.

    Ok here it goes

    INGREDIENTS

    • 1 teaspoon of Olive Oil
    • 350gr of Onions finely cut
    • 1 clove of garlic
    • 1 tomato juice can
    • 1 vegetable stock cube
    • 300 gr of Peas
    • Salt and Pepper
    • 1200gr of Beef in cubes
    • 100ml of red wine
    casserole beef with peas
    Shiny peas with beef casserole

    HOW YOU DO IT?

    Just add Salt and Pepper to the beef.  In a big pot, add the olive oil and heat it up.

    Add the onions and the beef. Stir well until it becomes brownish from all sides. Add the garlic  and the tomato juice.

    Stir well for 2 mins and then throw in the glass of red wine. Lower the heat and let it boil for 2-3 minutes.  Add the peas and cover it with water.

    Continue to boil until the water vaporizes and the beef softens up.

    Tips: You can add deal on top of it as it creates a distinct flavour or garlic in the beginning for a more…”heavy” one.. You can add more vegetables like potatoes etc etc but that just increases the boiling time.

    Enjoy!