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Pork

Χοιρινό · Hoirino

Pork, a central meat in winter Greek and Cypriot cooking
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Pork is Greece's winter meat in the way lamb is its Easter meat, tied historically to the household pig slaughter that once took place in December in many rural areas, providing meat through the coldest months. Afelia, pork braised in red wine and crushed coriander seed until the sauce reduces to a dark, sticky glaze, is one of Cyprus's clearest showcases for the meat, built from almost nothing but the pork itself, wine and spice.

Cyprus in particular has an unusually developed pork-curing tradition compared with the mainland: lountza, a smoked and cured pork tenderloin, and pastourma-style cured meats both reflect a level of charcuterie skill that goes beyond simple roasting or braising, closer in spirit to the cured-meat traditions of Italy or Spain than to most mainland Greek cooking.

Pork shoulder, with its higher fat content, is the standard cut for long, slow cooking methods like kontosouvli, spit-roasted in large chunks over hours, where that fat renders gradually and bastes the meat throughout the cook, in the same role fat plays in a good barbecue brisket.

Recipes with pork

23 recipes on the site using it.

Charred pork souvlaki skewers on a wooden board with lemon wedges and oreganoPork SouvlakiSouvlaki ΣουβλάκιMain Courses · 32m · serves 4A slice of pastitsio showing distinct layers of pasta, meat sauce and golden bechamelPastitsioPastitsio ΠαστίτσιοMain Courses · 1h 40m · serves 8Thin strips of crisped pork gyros piled in a warm pita with tomato, onion and tzatzikiPork GyrosGyros ΓύροςMain Courses · 2h · serves 6Pork and Celery in Egg-Lemon SauceHirino me selino Χοιρινό με σέλινοMain Courses · 2h 5m · serves 6Cypriot koupepia stuffed vine leaves arranged on a plate with lemonCypriot Stuffed Vine Leaves with MeatKoupepia ΚουπέπιαMain Courses · 1h 50m · serves 6Grilled Cypriot sheftalia sausages wrapped in caul fat with charred edgesCypriot Sausages in Caul FatSheftalia ΣεφταλιάMain Courses · 45m · serves 6Cypriot afelia pork in a dark red wine and coriander seed sauceCypriot Pork in Red Wine and CorianderAfelia ΑφέλιαMain Courses · 1h 30m · serves 4A tray of Cypriot baked macaroni with a golden halloumi toppingCypriot Baked MacaroniMakaronia tou fournou Μακαρόνια του φούρνουMain Courses · 1h 35m · serves 8A Greek bifteki patty cut open showing melted feta insideBiftekiBifteki ΜπιφτέκιMain Courses · 40m · serves 4Kontosouvli pork chunks slow-turning on a spit over charcoalSpit-Roasted PorkKontosouvli ΚοντοσούβλιMain Courses · 3h 30m · serves 6Sliced noumboulo, Corfu's smoked cured pork filletCorfu Smoked Cured Pork FilletNoumboulo ΝουμπούλοMeze and Appetisers · 30m · serves 10Northern Greek kavourmas preserved pork in a jar under its own fatNorthern Greek Preserved Confit PorkKavourmas ΚαβουρμάςMain Courses · 2h 50m · serves 8Mani syglino cured and smoked pork with orange peel and fennelMani Cured and Smoked PorkSyglino Maniatiko Σύγκλινο ΜανιάτικοMain Courses · 2h · serves 8A bowl of Greek giouvarlakia meatball soup in avgolemono sauceMeatball Soup in AvgolemonoGiouvarlakia ΓιουβαρλάκιαSoups · 1h 15m · serves 6Tinos and Mykonos Cured PorkLouza Tinou Λούζα ΤήνουMeze and Appetisers · 30m · serves 10A slice of Greek kreatopita meat pie showing layered phyllo and fillingMeat Pie in PhylloKreatopita ΚρεατόπιταBreads and Pies · 1h 50m · serves 8Macedonian giaprakia stuffed cabbage rolls with avgolemono sauceMacedonian Stuffed Cabbage LeavesGiaprakia Thessalonikis Γιαπράκια ΘεσσαλονίκηςMain Courses · 2h · serves 6Sliced Cretan apaki smoked pork, pan-fried and served with lemonCretan Smoked Marinated PorkApaki Kritis Απάκι ΚρήτηςMain Courses · 40m · serves 8A whole roasted Greek galopoula turkey stuffed with chestnut rice fillingTurkey Stuffed with ChestnutsGalopoula gemisti me kastana Γαλοπούλα γεμιστή με κάσταναMain Courses · 5h · serves 12Celery Soup with Egg and LemonSoupa selino avgolemono Σούπα σέλινο αυγολέμονοSoups · 1h 55m · serves 6Lamb and Cheese Baked in ParcelsExohiko ΕξοχικόMain Courses · 1h 40m · serves 4Minced Meat Phyllo TrianglesBourekakia me kima Μπουρεκάκια με κιμάMeze and Appetisers · 1h 20m · serves 8A pot of Cypriot molehiya, jute mallow leaves stewed with chicken and lemonCypriot Jute Mallow StewMolehiya ΜολόχαMain Courses · 1h 20m · serves 4

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