What Greek Delight is for Tonight? SAGANAKI!!!

[MrScorpio]

Cheese Saganaki with ouzo (OPA!!)
Ingredients
350g () gruyere cheese (or any hard cheese)
little flour
pepper
oil for frying
1/3 cup ouzo or cognac
1 lemon

Method
Cut the cheese into 2 slices (finger thick). Coat with flour and pepper.
Heat oil in a heavy frying pan. Fry cheese on both sides. Warm up the ouzo or cognac and add to pan. Ignite the alcohol. Serve immediately after the flames have died down or even while still lit as it is serves in some Greek restaurants around the world.
Serve with a wedge of lemon to squeeze over the cheese .Delicious!

[stevebreeze]

1. I love Saginaki....I can almost feel my arteries harding just thinking...

<sigh>

damn my spelling HARDENING

[papau]

2. Excellent - :-)

but I am out of Ouzo

:-(


:toast:

[Ramsey]

3. OMG!! I LOVE that!!

Ooopppppaaaaaa! and Yum. :-)

[left is right]

4. sounds wonderful

but do you pour the warmed ouzo into the pan with the cooking oil?

[MrScorpio]

5. Yep, the Ouzo goes into the hot pan

But watch out, cause it's going to flame.

Just make sure to say, "OPA!!!"

[mwdem]

6. I first had it at the Parthenon in Chicago.

Yum!!!:9