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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.

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

38 recipes on the site so far.

A dish of baked giant beans in a rich orange tomato sauce with parsley and olive oil Greek Main CoursesGigantes Plaki Γίγαντες πλακί · 2h 5m · serves 6 A tray of baked stuffed tomatoes and peppers with browned tops and potato wedges between them Greek Main CoursesGemista Γεμιστά · 2h 10m · serves 6 A bowl of thick Greek white bean soup with carrot and celery, olive oil pooled on the surface Greek SoupsFasolada Φασολάδα · 1h 45m · serves 6 A tray of collapsed roasted Greek vegetables, browned at the edges and glossy with olive oil Greek Main CoursesBriam Μπριάμ · 2h · serves 6 Thin slices of veal in a pale garlic and parsley sauce with rice alongside Greek Main CoursesCorfu Sofrito Σοφρίτο · 1h 35m · serves 4 A pot of Greek beef stifado with whole small onions in a dark cinnamon-spiced sauce Greek Main CoursesGreek Stifado Στιφάδο · 3h · serves 6 A bowl of thick Greek lentil soup with olive oil and a small jug of vinegar Greek SoupsFakes Φακές · 1h 7m · serves 6 Greek Main CoursesHirino me Selino Χοιρινό με σέλινο · 2h 5m · serves 6 Cypriot afelia pork in a dark red wine and coriander seed sauce Greek Main CoursesAfelia Αφέλια · 1h 30m · serves 4 A pot of Greek spanakorizo spinach and rice, deep green and glossy Greek Main CoursesSpanakorizo Σπανακόρυζο · 45m · serves 4 A pot of Greek prasorizo leek and rice, pale and glossy with olive oil Greek Main CoursesPrasorizo Πρασόρυζο · 50m · serves 4 Greek Main CoursesPastitsada Παστιτσάδα · 3h · serves 6 Corfu bourdeto fish stew in a bright red paprika sauce Greek Main CoursesBourdeto Μπουρδέτο · 55m · serves 4 Northern Greek kavourmas preserved pork in a jar under its own fat Greek Main CoursesKavourmas Καβουρμάς · 2h 50m · serves 8 Mani syglino cured and smoked pork with orange peel and fennel Greek Main CoursesSyglino Maniatiko Σύγκλινο Μανιάτικο · 2h · serves 8 Greek soutzoukakia oval meatballs in a rich tomato sauce Greek Main CoursesSoutzoukakia Σουτζουκάκια · 1h 10m · serves 6 A pot of Greek fasolakia lathera green beans in tomato sauce Greek Side DishesFasolakia Lathera Φασολάκια λαδερά · 1h · serves 4 Greek Main CoursesHtapodi Krasato Χταπόδι κρασάτο · 1h 35m · serves 4 Greek melitzanes imam baked aubergine with onion and tomato Greek Main CoursesMelitzanes Imam Μελιτζάνες ιμάμ · 1h 20m · serves 4 Greek Main CoursesArni Fricassee Αρνί φρικασέ · 2h · serves 6 Greek Main CoursesArni me Anginares Αρνί με αγκινάρες · 2h 10m · serves 6 A pot of Greek bamies latheres okra in tomato sauce Greek Side DishesBamies Latheres Μπάμιες λαδερές · 1h · serves 4 Greek Main CoursesAnginares a la Polita Αγκινάρες αλά πολίτα · 1h 20m · serves 4 A pot of basic Greek tomato sauce, saltsa domatas Greek Dips and SaucesSaltsa Domatas Σάλτσα ντομάτας · 40m · serves 6 Greek Main CoursesBakaliaros me Prasa Μπακαλιάρος με πράσα · 1h 15m · serves 4 Corfu bianco, a pale white fish stew with potato and garlic Greek Main CoursesBianco Corfu Μπιάνκο · 55m · serves 4 A pot of Greek arni kokkinisto lamb braised in red tomato sauce Greek Main CoursesArni Kokkinisto Αρνί κοκκινιστό · 2h 5m · serves 6 A pot of Greek melitzanes yahni aubergine and tomato stew Greek Main CoursesMelitzanes Yahni Μελιτζάνες γιαχνί · 1h 10m · serves 4 Greek Main CoursesSoupies Krasates Σουπιές κρασάτες · 1h 25m · serves 4 Greek Main CoursesKouneli Stifado Κουνέλι στιφάδο · 2h · serves 6 A pot of Greek kolokithakia yiahni courgette in tomato sauce Greek Side DishesKolokithakia Yiahni Κολοκυθάκια γιαχνί · 45m · serves 4 A pot of Greek anginares me araka artichokes with peas and dill Greek Side DishesAnginares me Araka Αγκινάρες με αρακά · 1h · serves 4 Greek astakomakaronada lobster pasta in rich tomato sauce Greek Main CoursesAstakomakaronada Αστακομακαρονάδα · 1h 15m · serves 4 Greek loukaniko sausage braised in red wine sauce Greek Main CoursesLoukaniko Krasato Λουκάνικο κρασάτο · 50m · serves 4 Greek Main CoursesMoschari Kokkinisto Μοσχάρι κοκκινιστό · 2h 35m · serves 6 Greek Main CoursesKokoras Pastitsada Κόκορας παστιτσάδα · 3h · serves 6 Greek Main CoursesArnisio Kapama Αρνίσιο καπαμά · 2h 25m · serves 6 A dish of Greek kalamari gemisto stuffed squid in tomato sauce Greek Main CoursesKalamari Gemisto Καλαμάρι γεμιστό · 1h 20m · serves 4

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