Greek Recipes

Greek: Αρχαίο ψάρι με κόλιανδρο
Serves / Yields: 2 persons
Season: All season

Ingredients

• 2 spoons of coriander seeds
• 1 tea spoon salt
• 2 steaks cod
• Vinegar, made from white wine.

Method

Preheat the oven in 190 C. Place the coriander seeds in a baking pan and bake them for 10 minutes. Let them coo for some minutes. Mash them with a mortar together with the salt. Drain the fish steaks and remove any tiny bones you can find. Sift them with the coriander mixture and place them in a baking pan (baste the baking pan with oil). Cover the pan and place it in the oven. Bake the fish for 20 – 25 minutes. Remove from the oven, sprinkle with vinegar and serve hot.
Note: Do not forget to sprinkle with vinegar.

Greek: Φιλέτα τόνου στη κατσαρόλα
Serves / Yields: 4-6 persons
Season: All season

Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons olive oil
• 8 leek cut in rounds
• 8 celery sticks finely chopped
• 1 full teaspoon rosemary
• 1 full teaspoon thyme
• Salt and pepper
• Half of a medium sized cucumber cut in rounds
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 2 1/2 cups dry white wine
• 6 pieces of tuna

Method

Heat the oil in a large saucepan and saute the leeks and the celery until soft. Add the herbs, the cucumber, the water, and the wine. Mix well and put the tuna slices on top of the vegetables. Cover the pan and boil on a low heat for 30 – 45 minutes, according to the thickness of the tuna. Serve with rice and a green tossed salad.