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One of the things that I really liked about the Greek restaurants was the many tasty appetizers or mezes (or mezedes) that they served. It was really nice when eating in a group as you could order a few mezes and try some of each.... See more » One of the things that I really liked about the Greek restaurants was the many tasty appetizers or mezes (or mezedes) that they served. It was really nice when eating in a group as you could order a few mezes and try some of each. One of the mezes that I liked the most was a seafood saganaki. At first I was not sure what would come as I associated the name Saganaki with the fried cheese dish. Apparently saganaki is also the name of the two handled pan that the dish is made in. The seafood saganaki was shrimp, octopus and mussels cooked in a spicy tomato sauce and covered with feta cheese. With just one bite I knew that I would just have to try making this one at home. The first decision that I made was to simplify the dish by just using shrimp, which was my favorite part. It was quite easy to find many recipes for shrimp saganaki online and I came up with this one using what I liked from several of them. The shrimp saganaki was really easy to make and it turned out great! The spicy tomato sauce, salty feta cheese and succulent shrimp combo was so good! A lot of the recipes that I found called for ouzo, which is a Greek anise flavored liqueur. Although you do not taste the ouzo in the final product, unless you use a lot of it, it adds that something to the dish that just makes it better. Many of the recipes that I read suggested serving the shrimp saganaki with bread and that was a great call. The sauce was so good that it would practically be a crime not to finish it and having the crusty bread on hand to sop it up was perfect. You could easily serve the shrimp saganaki as a light meal or as an appetizer. I enjoyed my shrimp saganaki with a glass of ouzo. Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/4 cup onion (chopped) 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 clove garlic (chopped) 1/2 cup tomato (chopped) 1/4 teaspoon oregano 1 splash ouzo salt and pepper to taste 1/4 pound shrimp 1 handful parsley (chopped) 1/2 cup feta (crumbled) Directions: 1. Heat the oil in a pan. 2. Add the onion and saute until soft, about 5 minutes. 3. Add the red pepper flakes and garlic and saute for 30 seconds. 4. Add the tomato, oregano and ouzo and simmer until the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. 5. Add the shrimp and simmer for 30 seconds per side. 6. Remove from heat and stir in the parsley. 7. Transfer to a baking dish and top with the feta cheese. 8. Bake in a preheated 425F oven until the sauce is bubbly, about 10 minutes. Similar Recipes: Camarones en Salsa (Shrimp in Salsa) Coconut Shrimp with Apricot Sweet Chili Dipping Sauce Thai Lemon Shrimp Take a look at Peter's post on shrimp saganaki for another great take on the dish. See less »

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