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Boned Oysters

Servings: 1
Ingredients:

12    Oysters, fresh or frozen
1 c  Flour
1/2 c  Oil
Salt and pepper; to taste

Use only the large Asiatic oysters caught in the Indian Ocean, Black Sea,or the Persian and Arabian gulfs. (…)

Revani (Semolina Cake)

Servings: 16
Ingredients:

1/2 c  All-purpose flour
1/2 ts Baking powder
1 1/3 c  Fine semolina or farina
4 lg Eggs; separated
1/2 c  Sugar
1/2 c  Olive oil
2    Lemons; grated zest only
1/2 ts Almond extract
1/2 c  Orange juice
1 ts Vinegar; for the bowl
1/16 ts Cream of tartar
1/2 c  Blanched, slivered almonds

———————————–SYRUP———————————–3/4 c Sugar2 Lemons; zested and juiced1 1/2 c -Water1/4 ts Almond extract
Make the syrup ahead. (…)

Roast Lamb With Potatoes (Arni Psito Me Patates)

Servings: 8
Ingredients:

1    Leg of young spring lamb
3    Garlic cloves
Salt and pepper
4 tb Butter; melted
1    Lemon; juiced
20 sm Potatoes; peeled
Salt
2 tb Tomato paste
2 c  -Hot water

Wash leg of lamb. (…)

Melomakarona Andonias

Servings: 48
Ingredients:

7 c  All-purpose unbleached flour
Extra flour for kneading
1 1/2 ts Baking soda
1/4 ts Salt
1 3/4 c  Mild olive oil
1 1/4 c  Sugar
1/2 c  Cognac
-OR- mavrothaphne wine
-OR- ruby port
3    Oranges; zested and juiced
4 ts Freshly ground cinnamon
1 1/2 ts Freshly ground clove
3/4 ts Freshly grated nutmeg

———————————–SYRUP———————————–1 lb Honey; (1 lb = about 2 cups)1 c Sugar1 1-inch piece of cinnamon1 Clove1 Lemon; zested and juiced1 c Water
———————————-TOPPING———————————-1/2 c Shelled almonds1 tb Sugar1 ts Freshly ground cinnamon
Author’s note: These cakes are traditionally served at Christmas. (…)

Honey Cookies (Melomakarona)

Servings: 60
Ingredients:

1 c  Butter
3/4 c  Caster sugar
3/4 c  Maize or peanut oil
1    Orange; grated rind only
6 c  Plain flour
4 ts Baking powder
3/4 c  Orange juice

—————————NUT FILLING (OPTIONAL)—————————1 tb Honey2 ts Orange juice1 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon1 1/2 c Finely chopped walnuts2 dr Almond essence
——————————–HONEY SYRUP——————————–1 c Sugar1 c Water1/2 Cinnamon stick1 1/2 ts Lemon juice1 Thin strip of lemon rind1/4 c Honey
Oven temperature: 180 C (350 F)
Beat butter and sugar with orange rind until creamy. (…)

Htipiti

Servings: 6
Ingredients:

1/2 lb Feta
3 tb Oilve oil
1 md Italian pepper
– seeded and finely chopped
1    Pickled green pepper
– seeded and chopped
2 ts Oregano
Pepper to taste
1/2    Lemon; strained juice only
Black olive; for garnish

Htipiti (pronounced h-tee-pee-TEE and translated as ‘that which isbeaten’) is the name Macedonians gave to this tart feta spread. (…)

Sheftalia (Barbequed Sausages)

Servings: 50
Ingredients:

500 g  Finely ground fatty pork
500 g  Finely ground veal or lamb
1 lg Onion; finely chopped
-or- grated
1/2 c  Finely chopped parsley
2 ts Salt
250 g  Panna (caul fat from pig)

Combine pork with veal or lamb, onion, parsley, salt and a generousgrinding of black pepper. (…)

Fish Soup (Kakavia)

Servings: 8
Ingredients:

1 1/2 kg Fish trimmings free recipes
3 l -Water
Salt
Whole peppercorns
2 lg Onions; chopped
2 Garlic cloves; crushed
2 Leeks (optional)
– white part only kakavia
1 c Chopped carrot
1 c Chopped celery (with leaves)
1/2 c Olive oil
2 c Chopped, peeled tomatoes
2 Bay leaves
4 Sprigs parsley recipes
1 Sprig thyme
750 g Potatoes; peeled and sliced
Parsley; chopped

——————————FISH (SEE NOTE)——————————
1 1/2 kg Mixed whole fish
500 g Green lobster tails
500 g Large green prawns
2 tb Lemon juice
Obtain from the fishmonger fish trimmings such as heads top secret recipes and backbones. (…)

Aegean Sea Chowder (Psarosoupa Kakavia)

Servings: 8
Ingredients:

1 lb White fish
– cut into 2-inch pieces
1/2 lb Clams (if desired)
1/2 lb Crab  (if desired)
1/2 lb Lobster  (if desired)
1/2 lb Scallops  (if desired)
1/2 lb Mussels  (if desired)
1/2 lb Shrimp  (if desired)
1/2 lb Baby octopus  (optional)
1/4 c  Olive oil
3    Onions; chopped
2    Garlic cloves; pressed
2 lb Canned peeled tomatoes
– including liquid
1 c  Chopped mushrooms
4    Celery stalks; chopped
2 ts Salt
1/8 ts Cayenne pepper
1    Bay leaf
1/2 c  Wine, red preferably
4 c  -Water

Prepare fish and shellfish by cleaning and cutting into bite-size pieces.Heat oil in a large pot. (…)

Kakavia

Servings: 8
Ingredients:

1 c  Sliced onions or scallions
-OR- leeks
1/2 c  Olive oil
4    Tomatoes
– peeled, seeded and chopped
1/2    Stalk fennel or celery
– sliced
3    Sprigs fresh parsley
1    Bay leaf
2    Sprigs fresh thyme
1 c  Dry white wine
5 c  -Water, more if necessary
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
4 lb Fish (3 or 4 kinds) *
– cleaned and sliced
1    Lobster (optional)
– cut up and claws cracked
1 lb Shrimp; peeled and deveined
1 lb Scallops (optional)
-OR- Mussels in shells
– (scrubbed)
8 sl Bread (thick); toasted
Croutons

* Fish for poaching: bass, cod, hake, haddock, halibut, trout, pollack,snapper, rockfish, whiting, etc.)
In a soup pot with a wide bottom, saute the onions in the oil, withoutbrowning, until soft. (…)