Veal Stew with Quinces

Moschari Kydonato

Preparation info
  • Makes

    4

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
The Foods of the Greek Islands

By Aglaia Kremezi

Published 2000

  • About

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