FLAMING CHEESE (GREEK SAGANAKI)
Greek restaurants famous Flaming Cheese. The hard Greek cheese can be found in Greek or Middle Eastern grocery stores and gourmet food shops.
Provided by Deb Mattson
Categories Greek
Time 32m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1 Season both sides of cheese with salt and pepper. Place cheese in shallow dish and cover with brandy. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- 2 Season flour with salt and freshly ground pepper.
- 3 Remove cheese from dish, reserve 1/4 c brandy. Dredge cheese in seasoned flour coating completely.
- 4 In a large saute pan over medium heat, melt butter.
- 5 Pan fry cheese 2 minutes per side. Add reserved brandy and carefully flame the brandy, shaking pan back and forth several times.
- 6 Add lemon juice.
- 7 Remove cheese from pan and serve with pita bread and olives.
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Saleh Alkhulaifi
[email protected]This dish was amazing! The cheese was so crispy and the lemon and oregano added a great flavor. I will definitely be making this again.
Shahzaib jutt Ali
[email protected]I've made this dish several times and it's always a hit! The cheese is always perfectly crispy and the lemon and oregano add a nice flavor. I highly recommend this dish.
Foyjul Islam
[email protected]This was a really easy dish to make and it turned out great! The cheese was crispy and the lemon and oregano added a nice flavor. I will definitely be making this again.
Shahzad Ahmad
[email protected]I made this dish for my friends and they loved it! The cheese was crispy and the lemon and oregano added a nice flavor. I will definitely be making this again.
Jamie Cruz
[email protected]This was a great dish! The cheese was crispy and the lemon and oregano added a nice flavor. I will definitely be making this again.
DANTAADA TV
[email protected]I made this dish for my family and they loved it! The cheese was crispy and the lemon and oregano added a nice flavor. I will definitely be making this again.
HAKEEM Rodnani
[email protected]This dish was amazing! The cheese was so crispy and the lemon and oregano added a great flavor. I will definitely be making this again.
Hashim Hashi
[email protected]I've made this dish several times and it's always a hit! The cheese is always perfectly crispy and the lemon and oregano add a nice flavor. I highly recommend this dish.
Kind Blessed
[email protected]This was a really easy dish to make and it turned out great! The cheese was crispy and the lemon and oregano added a nice flavor. I will definitely be making this again.
Morebars Natay
[email protected]I made this dish for my friends and they loved it! It was a great way to start off our evening. The cheese was so flavorful and the lemon added a nice touch of acidity.
Yasir Paracha
[email protected]This dish was absolutely delicious! The cheese was perfectly crispy on the outside and gooey on the inside. The lemon and oregano added a nice bright flavor. I will definitely be making this again.