Fried Sheep’s Cheese with Lemon

Name: Fried Sheep’s Cheese with Lemon (Saganaki)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: Salt & freshly ground black pepper; Juice of 1 lemon; 75 g (3 oz, 6 tablespoons) unsalted butter; 8 slices of kasseri or kefalotiri, cut 2 cm (¾in) thick

Saganaki

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Passion for Cheese

By Paul Gayler

Published 1997

About

This dish of simply fried sheep’s milk cheese is served as a staple in tavernas throughout the Greek islands. Its beauty lies in its simplicity. It must be one of the easiest dishes to prepare, with just three ingredients, but it is delicious - and exceedingly moreish.

Ingredients

75 g (3 oz, 6 tablespoons) unsalted butter
8

Europe
Greece
Starter
Mediterranean
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Heat the butter in a large frying pan until foaming, add the cheese slices and fry for 1-2 minutes on each side, until golden. Season lightly with salt and pepper and then pour the lemon juice over the cheese in the pan. Serve straight away, with lots of crusty bread.