How to Roast a Lamb_ New Greek Classic Cooking - Michael Psilakis [0]
Copyright © 2009 by Michael Psilakis
Photographs copyright © 2009 Christopher Hirsheimer
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ISBN: 978-0-316-07173-4
FOR MY FATHER
In my mind, you are still here, with me, our daily conversations helping, guiding,
and illuminating right from wrong, as they do in the stories that follow.
You are my hero.
FOR MY MOTHER
Know that a lifetime of meals spawned from your love has become the foundation
of who I am today as a chef and a person.
FOR ANNA & GABRIEL
Forgive me for unknowingly asking you to sacrifice to help me realize my dreams.
Forgive me for the hours you spent waiting for me to return. Forgive me for allowing
food to become my addiction. Forgive me for trying to be the man you both
deserve and for not fully appreciating the suffering this has sometimes caused.
Forgive me for being me.
But know this: without you both I would be nothing.
Know that you are truly the center of my world.
I love you.
CONTENTS
COPYRIGHT
FOREWORD
ABOUT THE BOOK
ABOUT THE RECIPES
ABOUT THE INGREDIENTS
INTRODUCTION
MY FATHER’S GARDEN
Wild Bitter Greens, Roasted Peppers, Grilled Onion, Oil-Marinated Dried Tomato & Kefalotiri
Sweet-&-Sour Eggplant & Onion Stew
Cucumber Salad, Celery, Leek & Tsakistes Olives with Lemon-Dill Vinaigrette
Shaved Fennel, Cabbage, Olive, Onion & Graviera Salad with Red Wine–Black Pepper Vinaigrette
Stewed English Peas & Mushrooms
Stewed String Beans, Zucchini & Potato
Grilled Summer Squash, Feta & Mint Salad
Grilled Watermelon & Grilled Manouri
Four Cheese–Stuffed Zucchini Blossoms
Bulgur Salad with Roasted Peppers, Capers, Raisins, Celery & Onion
Artichokes & Potato
OPEN WATER
Octopus, Salami & Apples with Anchovy Vinaigrette
Roasted Skate with Walnut Baklava, Yogurt & Candied Quince
Grilled Sardines with Chopped Salad & Skordalia Soup
Grilled Cuttlefish Stuffed with Spinach
Fried Red Mullet with Lentils, Lemon & Oil
Ouzo & Orange–Braised Snails
Grilled Swordfish with Tomato-Braised Cauliflower
Cretan Spiced Tuna with Bulgur Salad
Roasted Scallops with Cauliflower, Tart Dried Cherries & Capers in Brown Butter Sauce
Roasted John Dory with Crab-Yogurt-Orzo Salad & Butternut Soup
Halibut, Fennel, Clams & Sausage with Fennel Broth
DINNER, FAMILY STYLE
Steak with Bone Marrow Htipiti
Beef Stew with Leeks
Pork Soffrito with Spicy Peppers & Cabbage
Souvlaki: Chicken & Pork Shish Kebab
Manti: Ravioli of Four Cheeses with Crispy Shallots, Brown Butter & Sage
Shellfish Youvetsi
Dumplings with Sausage, Dandelion Greens, Sun-Dried Tomato & Pine Nuts
MY FIRST RECIPES
Whole Chicken Soup with Avgolemono & Orzo
Lentil Soup
White Bean Soup
Pasta with Kima
Whole Grilled Loup de Mer
Cod Skordalia with Pickled Beets
Hanger Steak with Braised Dandelion, Lemon & Oil
Sausage, Peppers, Onion & Tomato
Potato, Egg, Tomato & Peppers
Tomato & String Bean Salad
Dried Fruit Salad with Thyme-Honey Vinaigrette
Yogurt with Candied Quince & Crushed Jordan Almonds
THE HUNTING TRIP
Grilled Rabbit Confit
Rustic Braised Rabbit with Hilopites Pasta
Pheasant with Spaghetti
Roasted Pheasant with Candied Orange Peel & Leek Confit
Grilled Quails with Sweet-&-Sour Charred Onion & Red Wine Glaze
Braised Quail with Fennel & Apricots
Venison Stew
Venison Sausage
Rack of Venison with Leek Confit & Candied Cherries
A LAMB AND A GOAT
Roasted Leg of Lamb
Sun-Dried-Tomato-Crusted Loin of Lamb with Wilted Arugula & Tsatziki