GreekFoodTv☼ Saganaki - Pan-Fried Cheese

[freedomjustice1995]

6 people are Turks!

[Burgerphile]

Eating saganaki and drinking beer. The best

[skoutariotis]

@Burgerphile ... no, eating saganaki and drinking either Ouzo or Metaxa! LOL

[captaincough]

Wow she sounds fat.

[skoutariotis]

First off, to get the full effect of the true saganaki The preffered cheese is kefalograviera - κεφαλογραβιέρα, but it is tough to get , kefalotiri is ok, but NEVER use feta. Also, after it is done you should pour a shot of brandy, preferably Metaxa, but that's too expensive, immediately light it on fire while hot, then put it out w/the lemon. Serve it best w/ pita bread, lightly toasted. You do that and you'll fill the whole house w/a beautiful, appetizing aroma! Opa!

[1800Snikers]

@skoutariotis lighting the saganaki on fire is Αμερικάνικα μαλακία! As is shouting Opa when you do it, πούστι. Also, you are right that feta can not make the standard saganaki, using it still has delicious results.

[skoutariotis]

@1800Snikers I know, but they still do it in Greece where there are a lot of tourists. It's an attraction more then it is a food, malaka! I know, I used to own a Greek restaurant, saganaki was a hit. But you're wrong, lighting it creates this awesome aroma that permiates the entire premise, making everyone wanting it! So, lighting it it's JUST begging for the OPA! I never tried it using Feta, but I'll try it some day...

[iFLIP07]

makes me drool

[IBeExtraCool]

I love the teaching point to this but this is youtube, I'd appreciate it more if this was an actual video, not a powerpoint w/ audio :-(

[tsibuki]

@Mickeytwit

Your haloumi is melting?? That is strange...good haloumi shouldn't melt in the pan. When I fry haloumi in the pan it pretty much keeps its shape. Did you buy your haloumi from a deli or was it pre-packaged supermarket stuff?

@cris3131

Like I say, haloumi (usually, except in Mickey's case!) doesn't melt, and its a more brittle cheese than kefalotyri and it's much saltier too. So it's a different taste altogether. I dont cook haloumi with a flour coating so dont know if it will work

[Mickeytwit]

I'm planning on making this in a few days, but I chose to buy Halloumi Cheese.. I'm finding it somewhat soft, and it's melting really quickly..

[cris3131]

Will Halloumi cheese work with this recipe? I can't find kefalotyri.

[phoenix1925]

SAGANAKI is the best!!!!!!!!! you cant go to a taverna and not order saganaki...

[PVSPARTAN100]

do this with egg instead of water. it taste better and the cheese holds its shape somewhat better

and dont pan fry. SEAR!

+ pour brandy on after you've seared both sides pour about 2-5 tablespoons to your liking on and light after it starts to bubble in the pan! for your more traditional saganaki

[fida80]

Will cheddar cheese work

[hannya05]

YUM.

[gregsmusic1]

how much you get paid?

[byJessCh]

Saganaki is the best thing i've tasted :D

[mrAndy45656]

Thank you!!!

[MountainTeaGR]

LIKE!!!

thanks for sharing this video...

[HourGlassbyLove]

OMG...I bough all the ingredients but forgot that I was out of flour!! Can I make it without flour?

[kodikosyt]

1)You have to cut smaller(more thin) pieces of chess.Every " hard " chees is good for saganaki.(saganaki is not chesse but the small pan).

2)Its better for me -if you have a good quality cheese- make saganaki without flauer or eggs.

Thanks

[KostasGR41171]

The best saganaki is with Metsovone cheese. Metsovone is a smoked cheese and for many people is the top greek cheese. The taste is like the Italian Provolone cheese but Metsovone is much better.

[22poopoo]

Well the study on saturated fat was flawed, cos they included trans fats. Greeks eat the most cheese in the world and are relatively healthy. The french eats loads of butter and sat fat too and have good heart health.

[datzfast]

this is the best sometimes i put crumbled nuts on top and drizzel with a little honey. but its great just the way it is.

[MandrikSG]

When it's all set, pour brandy (Metaxa!) over top, light it on fire, and then put it out with the lemon. That's how we roll in Saganaki-ville.  :)

[GreekFoodTV]

There are many ways to roll in Saganakiville! D

[datzfast]

you will be healthy to the day you die, so say you, so be it. dead.

[gretscher]

Does that Yanni brand grilling cheese work?

[GreekFoodTV]

I don't know what that is. D

[stAvrieeX]

@gretscher well i know what it is because i'm greek!! And yes it works :p

[Metsada007]

Also, I've seen other recipes where they roll it in a beaten egg as well ? What is better?

[Konthe1]

No egg, different texture when fried and bubbly.

[GreekFoodTV]

Egg works too. If the cheese is softer than, say, a kefalotyri (hard, yellow sheep's milk cheese), then dip the cheese in flour-beaten egg-flour before frying. D

[MegaRunescapeGuides]

hey i love this i get this everytime i go to greek town in downtown detriot and i want to make it at home can i use like amarican cheese or somthis other than that

[Metsada007]

Is it good with bread crumbs or does it have to be flower?

[kakisawmn]

Bravo really nice made!!! YUM!

[limeslimey]

Saganaki is SO addictive.

[Misanthrope100]

mmmm droools... lol

[chefcommons]

Nice work, we liked your video very much so we embedded it on ChefCommons w/ link back and reference to Youtube. (Let us know if you don't wish for it to be featured)

[datzfast]

this is so healthy. 80 percent japanese smoke and out live americans. do not trust doctors, they dont live as long as you do.

[bleedthedead]

um thats cheese which is fat and fried in oil

[datzfast]

butter is milk fat cheese is milk curds like one step past low fat cottage cheese. maybe your mommies taught you what cheese was.

[orthodox111]

I tried making this and I failed miserably. Then again I wasn't using olive oil and kefalotiri!

[AnnoulaXeni]

To put some of these "heart-attack-on-a-plate" comments into perspective: a serving like Diane shows would usually be SHARED by several people as part of a table-full of mezedes -- mezedes including healthy things like beans, octopus, eggplant salad, etc.. So, yes, it's high-fat and fried, but if it's part of a total diet which is overall healthy -- ENJOY it and stop obsessing so much!!

... and don't forget: that lemon isn't just decoration -- it's to be squeezed over the top!

[GreekFoodTV]

Thanks...D

[Bccaundefined]

@AnnoulaXeni I know.. Besides the fact that it's only a bad thing if you eat it alone a lot. ^___^ people just need to portion things better.

[mrrogue72]

@AnnoulaXeni I love Octopus and this, great.

[tkdleigh]

@AnnoulaXeni agree...this is no worse than cheese stix that are served at most bars

[GuidoR1986]

Very simple and very good (if you choose a good cheese)!!!

Is also an italian recipe!

[eurosoe]

to the comment below...

american's are so obsessed with "fat contents" but they are the most obese people on the planet.

A bit of cheese fat won't do you any harm, especially if you're eating it with a small salad.

Lay off the french fries, chips and all those processed sugars... :P

can't wait to try this out... with a little bit of "OPA!!!" ;-)

[bigupz2u]

Great, mouthwatering recipe!

[datzfast]

oh yea

[Seirios86]

saganaki taste contest:

1.greek halloumi (winner)

2.italian regato

3.greek kefalotyri (looser :P )

[greenblueish]

kefalograviera is really goog, try it too!

[eddiesluver]

Yummy! If there is ever kefalograviera in the house you can rest assure that between me and my papou it will be gone by the end of the day! lol XD

[itsumonihon]

delicious but heart attack on a plate!

[Stephanosh]

not quite. its is not bad for your health if fried with OLIVE OIL

[itsumonihon]

doesn't matter if it's fried with olive oil it's still bad for you. fried foods in general are not healthy regardless of the oil used. the cooking process converts all oils into something much less healthy than their raw counterparts.

[eddiesluver]

Well you wouldn't eat it everyday. Besides, greek cheeses have the lowest fat content because they traditionally use goat or sheeps milk, which has low fat content.Even so, you still wouldn't eat it often. Definitely comfort food! =)

I can live off a block of kefograviera or kaseri and a laof of bread! And some toursi. Mmm im hungry now. >.> lol

[tjcrebs]

Ohhi, my friend. Average butterfat content of various milks: cow 3.8%, goat 4.2%, sheep 9.0%, water-buffalo 6.0%. Greeks understand the best cheeses (and yogurts) are made with high-fat milk. Sadly IMHO, too many Americans are obese and have fat-eating phobias.

[eddiesluver]

Those percentages can't be right! Because greek cheese are known for their low fat content! Olive oil is high in fat, that is why normal greek people tend to be a little chubby, yet are the healthiest people on the planet! Well, not greeks that migrated to different countries, but the greeks in greece who still have the same diet.

[eddiesluver]

But that's so true, even my yiayia who came to Australia when she was 14 (she's 70 now), she gets made at me if I put more then 1 tablespoon of olive oil on the salad... and it's the big salad for the wholefamily. She hsa been brainwashed to think that being fat is bad, but how many fat greek people are there in greece that are healthier then ANY skinny non greek person! Even healthier then kinesi!

[nkomp18]

So YUMMMY!!!