Kefalonian Meat Pie

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Kefalonian meat pie

3 lbs. leg of lamb, boned
4 onions, finely chopped
3 ripe tomatoes, diced
3 cloves garlic
2 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
2 tbsp oregano
3-4 cloves
1 tsp cinnamon
1 ½ cups olive oil
1 cup long-grain rice
1 package ready-made phyllo

Cut the meat into small pieces, about the size of a chickpea. Heat the
oil in a large pan and fry the onion. Put in the meat and brown well.
Add the tomatoes, garlic, parsley, dill and all the spices. If
necessary add a little water. Cook for 20 minutes. Add the rice at the
last moment.

Line a baking tin with two leaves of phyllo, brush each liberally with
oil. Pour in the runny filling and cover with another two leaves of
pastry. Brush with oil and bake in the oven at 350 F for about 1 hour.

Here 'tis:
Meat Pie from Cephalonia

5 tbsp EO olive oil
1/2lb each lean lamb, pork, beef, cut into 1/2in pieces (or mince if
you prefer)
2 large onions, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 C rice
1.5 C chopped tomatoes (canned)
1/2 tsp each cinnamon and nutmeg
1/2C water
1 egg, beaten
1/2C hard yellow cheese, grated
salt, pepper
1/2 C parsley, chopped
Fillo pastry (phyllo)

Brown meat in 3 tbsp of the olive oil, in batches; remove from heat;
shred.
Add remaining olive oil and cook onions for 10 min. Add garlic, then
rice, stirring for 2 min. Add tomatoes, spices and stir. Add water,
reduce heat to med-low, and cook for 10 min. Remove from skillet and
cool.
In a large bowl, combine meat mixture with cheese, egg, salt, pepper
and parsley.
Layer 4 or 5 sheets of phyllo, brushing each sheet with olive oil into
a large, round 15 inch pan. Place mixture on pastry, top with another
3-4 sheets oiling as before. Roll edges of bottom and top together and
crimp inwards to form a thick rim. Score pie into diamond wedges and
bake until golden, about 50 min. Let cool for at least 30 min. Serve
warm or cooled.
[recipe from The Glorious Foods of Greece by Diane Kochilas].
[abridged!]

Cheers
Bronwyn
Oz

"Sarah" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Does anyone have a recipe for this dish? I've googled to no avail! It's
a minced meat (lamb, pork and beef?) pie, <snip>

Any help greatly appreciated!

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Sarah

Thanks, these 2 both look close to the mark, I'll give them a try this week.
(My hubby loved the pie and I keep promising I'll have a go at it!)
Sarah

"Sarah" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Does anyone have a recipe for this dish? I've googled to no avail!

It's

Quoted message said:

a minced meat (lamb, pork and beef?) pie, which tomatoes, rice and oregano
in it. It was made with filo pastry. We had it on holiday in Kefalonia
(Ionian Greek island) and I didn't get the recipe. The pie was cooked,

left

Quoted message said:

to go cold and then reheated so that it was quite solid.
Any help greatly appreciated!
Sarah

Don't know the pie, but would LOVE to visit Kefalonia - we honeymooned just
across the way on Zakynthos (you can see one island from the other at the
right places).

Some day!

Shaun aRe

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"Sarah" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Does anyone have a recipe for this dish? I've googled to no avail!

It's

Quoted message said:

a minced meat (lamb, pork and beef?) pie, which tomatoes, rice and
oregano
in it. It was made with filo pastry. We had it on holiday in Kefalonia
(Ionian Greek island) and I didn't get the recipe. The pie was cooked,

left

Quoted message said:

to go cold and then reheated so that it was quite solid.
Any help greatly appreciated!
Sarah

Don't know the pie, but would LOVE to visit Kefalonia - we honeymooned
just
across the way on Zakynthos (you can see one island from the other at the
right places).

Some day!

Shaun aRe

We went in May a couple of years back, the whole island is beautiful, and
really really clean. (Some hygiene standards in Corfu leave a lot to be
desired!)
The people are so friendly that we were given gifts by the locals when we
left!
(the manager of a cafe was also the local school teacher! We were invited to
the islands schools sports day, in the capital Argostoli, and it was like a
little Olympics with olive wreaths around the winners heads!)
The crime is zilch, nobody locks their cars or houses. (we booked with
Thompson's £200 each for a fortnight)
Will definitely go back when 3 year old is older. But the best way to see
the island is on a motorbike. We hired a car first and the roads are so
dodgy that we swapped for a chopper. You could get anywhere on it!
Sarah

Hubby and I went there just before we married 25 years; Kefanlonia was
a real off the beaten track island in those days. No tourism to speak
of, local buses, tavernas and simple hotels. Still remember it fondly
and would love to return one day.
The big joke for us was, I learnt a bit of greek language before I went
there, for shopping, greetings etc. and I walked into a taverna on this
island and in my best greek, asked if the proprietor spoke English. A
broad Aussie accent came back and asked if I wanted an omelette! My
pronunciation of 'om'e'lika angli'ca' (phonetic) sounded like that
request. My husband still laughs at that episode and how proud I was of
my few words of greek. (it did very well on the ferries asking for
coffee with no sugar).
Cheers
Bronwyn
Oz.

Bronwyn said:

Hubby and I went there just before we married 25 years; Kefanlonia was
a real off the beaten track island in those days. No tourism to speak
of, local buses, tavernas and simple hotels. Still remember it fondly
and would love to return one day.
The big joke for us was, I learnt a bit of greek language before I went
there, for shopping, greetings etc. and I walked into a taverna on this
island and in my best greek, asked if the proprietor spoke English. A
broad Aussie accent came back and asked if I wanted an omelette! My
pronunciation of 'om'e'lika angli'ca' (phonetic) sounded like that
request. My husband still laughs at that episode and how proud I was of
my few words of greek. (it did very well on the ferries asking for
coffee with no sugar).
Cheers
Bronwyn
Oz.

Oh, man.... If I didn't know you, I would have thought you were making
this up! I googled your spelling and didn't come up with anything,
but then I put Greece after google and came up with Kefalonia. Wheew!
You are *not* an aspiring screen writer (in the Bob Hope/Marks
Brothers style) after all.

LOL
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Bronwyn said:

Hubby and I went there just before we married 25 years; Kefanlonia was
a real off the beaten track island in those days. No tourism to speak
of, local buses, tavernas and simple hotels. Still remember it fondly
and would love to return one day.
The big joke for us was, I learnt a bit of greek language before I went
there, for shopping, greetings etc. and I walked into a taverna on this
island and in my best greek, asked if the proprietor spoke English. A
broad Aussie accent came back and asked if I wanted an omelette! My
pronunciation of 'om'e'lika angli'ca' (phonetic) sounded like that
request. My husband still laughs at that episode and how proud I was of
my few words of greek. (it did very well on the ferries asking for
coffee with no sugar).
Cheers
Bronwyn
Oz.

Oh, man.... If I didn't know you, I would have thought you were making
this up! I googled your spelling and didn't come up with anything,
but then I put Greece after google and came up with Kefalonia. Wheew!
You are *not* an aspiring screen writer (in the Bob Hope/Marks
Brothers style) after all.

LOL
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Ha! Apologies, still really tired after a long trip south. My phonetic
spelling is a shocker too. Typo's and all.
Nup, no aspiring screen writing for me!
Cheers. Bronnie