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Greek Stews and Ladera

Ladera means cooked in oil, and it defines a whole category of vegetable dishes simmered slowly until sweet. Alongside them sit stifado, kokkinisto and giouvetsi.

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Technique in Greek home cooking tends to be simple and unhurried. There is very little last-minute work, very few sauces made to order, and a great deal of food that improves for sitting around. Most of the skill is in judgement rather than in knife work.

Recipes using this method include Gigantes plaki, Gemista, Fasolada, Briam, Sofrito and Stifado.

Every recipe on Kalliopi's Kitchen carries the dish's Greek name and a pronunciation, its region where that is meaningful, ingredient quantities in both metric and imperial, and an honest note on what commonly goes wrong. Nutrition figures are calculated estimates and are labelled as such.

Greek Stews and Ladera

42 recipes on the site so far.

A dish of baked giant beans in a rich orange tomato sauce with parsley and olive oilBaked Giant Beans in TomatoGigantes plaki Γίγαντες πλακίMain Courses · 2h 5m · serves 6A tray of baked stuffed tomatoes and peppers with browned tops and potato wedges between themGemistaGemista ΓεμιστάMain Courses · 2h 10m · serves 6A bowl of thick Greek white bean soup with carrot and celery, olive oil pooled on the surfaceFasoladaFasolada ΦασολάδαSoups · 1h 45m · serves 6A tray of collapsed roasted Greek vegetables, browned at the edges and glossy with olive oilBriamBriam ΜπριάμMain Courses · 2h · serves 6Thin slices of veal in a pale garlic and parsley sauce with rice alongsideVeal in Garlic and Vinegar SauceSofrito ΣοφρίτοMain Courses · 1h 35m · serves 4A pot of Greek beef stifado with whole small onions in a dark cinnamon-spiced sauceStifadoStifado ΣτιφάδοMain Courses · 3h · serves 6A bowl of thick Greek lentil soup with olive oil and a small jug of vinegarLentil Soup with VinegarFakes ΦακέςSoups · 1h 7m · serves 6Pork and Celery in Egg-Lemon SauceHirino me selino Χοιρινό με σέλινοMain Courses · 2h 5m · 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 pot of Greek spanakorizo spinach and rice, deep green and glossySpanakorizoSpanakorizo ΣπανακόρυζοMain Courses · 45m · serves 4A pot of Greek prasorizo leek and rice, pale and glossy with olive oilLeek and RicePrasorizo ΠρασόρυζοMain Courses · 50m · serves 4A plate of Corfu pastitsada, beef in spiced tomato sauce over pastaCorfu Beef and Pasta in Spiced Tomato SaucePastitsada ΠαστιτσάδαMain Courses · 3h · serves 6Corfu bourdeto fish stew in a bright red paprika sauceCorfu Spicy Fish StewBourdeto ΜπουρδέτοMain Courses · 55m · serves 4Northern 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 8Greek soutzoukakia oval meatballs in a rich tomato sauceSmyrna-Style Cumin Meatballs in Tomato SauceSoutzoukakia ΣουτζουκάκιαMain Courses · 1h 10m · serves 6A pot of Greek fasolakia lathera green beans in tomato sauceGreen Beans in Tomato and Olive OilFasolakia lathera Φασολάκια λαδεράSide Dishes · 1h · serves 4Cycladic Octopus Braised in WineHtapodi krasato Χταπόδι κρασάτοMain Courses · 1h 35m · serves 4Greek melitzanes imam baked aubergine with onion and tomatoAubergine Baked with Onion and TomatoMelitzanes imam Μελιτζάνες ιμάμMain Courses · 1h 20m · serves 4Lamb and Lettuce in AvgolemonoArni fricassee Αρνί φρικασέMain Courses · 2h · serves 6Lamb with Artichokes in AvgolemonoArni me anginares Αρνί με αγκινάρεςMain Courses · 2h 10m · serves 6A pot of Greek bamies latheres okra in tomato sauceOkra in Tomato and Olive OilBamies latheres Μπάμιες λαδερέςSide Dishes · 1h · serves 4Greek anginares a la polita braised artichokes with potato and carrotConstantinople-Style Braised ArtichokesAnginares ala polita Αγκινάρες αλά πολίταMain Courses · 1h 20m · serves 4A pot of basic Greek tomato sauce, saltsa domatasBasic Greek Tomato SauceSaltsa domatas Σάλτσα ντομάταςDips and Sauces · 40m · serves 6Northern Greek Cod with LeeksBakaliaros me prasa Μπακαλιάρος με πράσαMain Courses · 1h 15m · serves 4Corfu bianco, a pale white fish stew with potato and garlicCorfu White Fish StewBianco ΜπιάνκοMain Courses · 55m · serves 4A pot of Greek arni kokkinisto lamb braised in red tomato sauceLamb Braised in TomatoArni kokkinisto Αρνί κοκκινιστόMain Courses · 2h 5m · serves 6A pot of Greek melitzanes yahni aubergine and tomato stewChunky Aubergine and Tomato StewMelitzanes yahni Μελιτζάνες γιαχνίMain Courses · 1h 10m · serves 4Cuttlefish Braised in WineSoupies krasates Σουπιές κρασάτεςMain Courses · 1h 25m · serves 4Cretan Rabbit Stew with OnionsKouneli stifado Κουνέλι στιφάδοMain Courses · 2h · serves 6A pot of Greek kolokithakia yiahni courgette in tomato sauceCourgette in Tomato SauceKolokithakia yiahni Κολοκυθάκια γιαχνίSide Dishes · 45m · serves 4A pot of Greek anginares me araka artichokes with peas and dillArtichokes with PeasAnginares me araka Αγκινάρες με αρακάSide Dishes · 1h · serves 4Greek astakomakaronada lobster pasta in rich tomato sauceLobster with PastaAstakomakaronada ΑστακομακαρονάδαMain Courses · 1h 15m · serves 4Greek loukaniko sausage braised in red wine sauceSausage Braised in WineLoukaniko krasato Λουκάνικο κρασάτοMain Courses · 50m · serves 4A pot of Greek moschari kokkinisto beef braised in red tomato sauceBeef Braised in TomatoMoschari kokkinisto Μοσχάρι κοκκινιστόMain Courses · 2h 35m · serves 6Kokoras PastitsadaKokoras pastitsada Κόκορας παστιτσάδαMain Courses · 3h · serves 6Lamb in Cinnamon-Clove SauceArnisio kapama Αρνίσιο καπαμάMain Courses · 2h 25m · serves 6A dish of Greek kalamari gemisto stuffed squid in tomato sauceStuffed Whole SquidKalamari gemisto Καλαμάρι γεμιστόMain Courses · 1h 20m · serves 4A pot of Cypriot molehiya, jute mallow leaves stewed with chicken and lemonCypriot Jute Mallow StewMolehiya ΜολόχαMain Courses · 1h 20m · serves 4Hunkiar begienti, lamb in tomato sauce over smoked aubergine pureeLamb on Smoked Aubergine PureeHounkiar begienti Χουνκιάρ μπεγιεντίMain Courses · 2h 20m · serves 6Greek tas kebap, spiced beef stew in a thin sauce served over ricePolitiko Spiced Beef StewTas kebap Τας κεμπάπMain Courses · 2h 20m · serves 6Chickpeas with SpinachRevithia me spanaki Ρεβίθια με σπανάκιSoups · 1h 35m · serves 5
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