Category: Pork

Greek Burgers Stuffed with Feta

Add a Greek touch full of flavor to your burgers: feta! A very easy and delicious recipe, that the whole family will love!

Pan-fried Pork with Leek (Prasotigania)

Here’s a great meze for Dad! This is the kind of dish Greek guys love to eat when enjoying a glass of wine with their buddies at the local taverna!

Naoussa Style Braised Pork and Leeks

This is a northern-Greek-pan dish, one of the all time classics and favorites on the Sunday and festive table. In Naoussa, the addition of tomatoes to the dish distinguishes it from other versions around the region. Locals say the best cut for this is pork collar.

Sausage-Pepper Stew from Pelion / Spetsofai

Sausage and pepper dishes are found all over the world. Spetsofai is the Greek version, a regional specialty from Pelion and Volos in Central Greece. You can use store-bought Florina peppers in brine for this dish. They are available in good supermarkets and Greek shops around the country.

Pork Roulade with Naxos Graviera and Nuts

Adapted from my book, The Country Cooking of Greece (Chronicle, 2012). This is a really special recipe, so elegant but also easy to prepare. If you can’t find authentic Naxos graviera, you can use a good pecorino.

Greek Style Stuffings and Gravy

  Turkey stuffing is one of those dishes that can either carry the weight of tradition or the freedom of experimentation. It all depends on one’s own personal preferences. I like both and sometimes make more than one stuffing as a result. Every holiday, I sift through my recipe files to look for old favorites […]

Herb-Crusted Roasted Pork

This is a great dish for the winter holidays.

Naoussa Style Braised Christmas Pork and Leeks

This is a pan-northern-Greek dish, one of the all time classics and favorites on the Sunday and festive table. In Naoussa, the addition of tomatoes to the dish distinguishes it from other versions around the region. Locals say the best cut for this is pork collar. For 4-6 servings ½ cup olive oil 1 ½ […]