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Saganaki Fried Cheese

Ingredients
 

1/3 lb kefalotyri or kasseri cheese
2 tbsp butter
1 lemon (juice only)



 
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Preparation
 
Cut the cheese into bite-sized cubes. Melt the butter in a
"saganaki" (or another frying pan), and fry the cheese on all sides
until crusty and chestnut colored. Squeeze lemon juice over the
cheese and serve with bread, other appetizers, and wine or ouzo.

Source: The Food of Greece by Vilma Liacouras Chantiles. Avenel
Books, New York.

Typed for you by Karen Mintzias

 

 
Servings: 4

 

 

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