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Back to Greece with a tasty little cheese dish for any of you cheese lovers out there. This is truly a simple little dish but oh boy is it ever so tasty. Salty cheese (with a delicious chewy bite) lightly fried, drizzled in sweet honey and rounded off with nutty black sesame seeds; a sheer delight.
Which cheese is the best to use?
Various cheeses will do the job here: the chosen cheese tends to vary from region to region. Halloumi is definitely the easiest to find in the UK. On the whole, Kefalotiri is the commonly used; in fact, sometimes you may find that the cheese is simply labelled as 'saganaki' cheese, which is usually in the right ball-park. Waitrose does stock this elusive cheese, even though many delis do not. The word, ‘Saganaki’ actually refers to various Greek appetisers, which are typically prepared in a small, heavy bottomed frying pan, called a 'sagani' or 'saganaki'. Because of this, you may well come across other common dishes in Greece with saganaki in its name, like Prawn saganaki or mussel saganaki - both also made in this type of pan (and as it happens, with a generous serving of cheese).
Serves: 2
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cooking Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
120g of Halloumi, Kefalotiri or kefalograviera cheese (half a pack or so)
Honey
Black sesame seeds
Oregano
Lemon wedge
50g Flour/semolina
Method:
Run water over the cheese and then dredge in the semolina flour, making sure to give it a good covering. The water is simply there to help the flour stick.
Heat a pan of oil to a medium high temperature and fry the cheese for around 2 minutes on each side.
Once it has a crispy browned crust, remove from the pan and serve whilst hot with a drizzle of honey and a sprinkling of oregano and black sesame seeds.