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4
servingsMedium
Published 2000
THIS IS one of my favorite winter stews. Quinces are equally delicious in savory and sweet dishes, and Greek islanders cook all kinds of meats with quince. On Chios, they pair quinces with free-range chicken; on Crete, with lamb; and on Lesbos, with veal. Here, the firm, fragrant fruit, with its appealing sour taste, balances well with the sweet sugar syrup and spicy rich meat sauce.
The combination of meat with quinces is not new. In the Roman cookery of Apicius, we find similar st