Recipes

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Chicken Souvlaki

Chicken-Thigh Souvlaki

Cypriot Souvia

Greek Lamb Souvlaki

Grilled Vegetable Souvlaki

Octopus Souvlaki

The national pastime of Cypriots is the cooking process and eating of Souvla and Souvlaki Prime tender meat must be used, the ideal cuts being the nut of the lean or boned meat of the loin and best end.

SOUVLA

Cut the meat into big cubes or chunks, season to taste and place on the skewer season, brush with olive or melted fat and heat gently turning and brushing until cooked, turned brownish. It can be cook on charcoal fired by gas or coal fire, Serve with village salad with onion and sprinkled with parsley or rice yogurt.

SOUVLAKI

Same as soulva. The only difference is the size of the cubes of the meat.

Serve with tomato , cucumber cubes mixed with coarsely cut parsley and onion, with toasted pitta bread.

VARIATIONS

Other items that can be used are, tendor cuts of pork, chicken, liver and beef, also kidney, bacon, sausage, mushrooms, green or red peppers and tomatos.

The mears cn be mixed together on the same skewer, as well as the other ingredients.

Different flavors may be introduced by marinating the skewered meats in dry wine, -red and white-, olive oil, lemon juice, spices and herbs for 1-2 hours before cooking