Prawn saganaki (Garides saganaki)

Prawn saganaki (Garides saganaki)
4.3/5 rating (6 votes)

  • Ready in: 25'
  • Serves: 6
  • Complexity: medium

Ingredients

  • prawns: 1 ½ kilo medium or small
  • feta cheese: 300 gr.
  • tinned tomatoes: 400 gr., finely chopped
  • onions: 2, finely chopped
  • garlic: 3 cloves, finely chopped
  • olive oil: ½ cup
  • ouzo: 4 tbs.
  • parsley: 1 cup, finely chopped
  • salt : a bit
  • pepper: freshly ground

Directions

  1. Clean and devein the shrimp, and parboil in a bit of water that you will keep for later. Leave them to drain in a colander.

  2. Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan and sauté the onion and garlic. Add the tomatoes, the ouzo and the water in which the shrimps boiled. Add salt and pepper and let the sauce cook and bind. Cut the cheese into cubes.

  3. Add the parboiled shrimps and stir. Add the cheese, the ouzo and half the parsley. Stir and pour the contents of the pot into an ovenproof dish. Cook for 15-20 minutes so that the cheese melts. Remove from the oven, sprinkle with the remaining parsley and serve. 
     

Tips

Shrimp saganaki is an ideal mezes for ouzo and wine. You can make variations to this recipe by using other cheeses, or you can leave out the cheese.