a hot Greek dish with feta cheese and lamb served in phyllo dough.
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 12 servings |
Ingredients
- 24 sheets phyllo dough
- 4 cups cooked white rice
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 3 cups cubed cooked lamb
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 2 potatoes, peeled and quartered
- 4 hard-cooked eggs, quartered
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves
- 1 ½ cups crumbled feta cheese
- ½ cup olive oil
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 egg, beaten
- ½ cup butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes. Drain, cool and chop.
- Lightly brush a 9×13 inch pan with melted butter. Place 1 phyllo sheet in pan and lightly brush with butter. Continue adding phyllo sheets for a total of 12, brushing each one lightly with butter (you don’t need to completely cover each phyllo sheet with butter).
- Spread cooked rice over phyllo, then sprinkle with minced garlic. Add lamb in an even layer, and sprinkle with lemon juice. Place 1 cup diced potatoes over lamb.
- Arrange quarters of eggs, then sprinkle with parsley, mint and lemon zest. Add crumbled feta cheese.
- Pour on olive oil and beef broth. Sprinkle with oregano and pepper. Finally, add beaten egg.
- Top with remaining 12 phyllo sheets brushed lightly with melted butter.
- Bake for 40 to 50 minutes at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). during the last 10 minutes, raise the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove from the oven and cool on a rack for 15 minutes. Cut into diamonds or squares and serve warm.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 543 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 43 g |
| Cholesterol | 172 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 26 g |
| Saturated Fat | 12 g |
| Sodium | 575 mg |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Fat | 29 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I made this dish pretty much as written and it was quite good. However, my family agreed that when I make it again, I would reduce the amount of rice to maybe three cups and increase the amount of meat. I can see also making this with beef. The seasoning combination was excellent.
This was delicious! It took a bit of time for prep…including cooking lamb and boiling eggs ahead of time. However, it was worth it. I kept thinking that the mix of ingredients was odd as I put it together, but they came together very nicely in the end. The only thing that I changed was the rice…I didn’t have white rice, I only had brown. And I only had enough to make two cups. However, I felt that was the perfect amount in the end, and that 4 cups may have been a bit much.
I really liked this but my Husband didn’t. He thought there were too many textures going. I adore Greek food and thought the flavours were just wonderful. Used minced lamb and didn’t add the beaten egg in the top layer because I ran out of eggs! Took a while to put together but the end result is worth it. Too bad I won’t be allowed to make this again 🙁
My family loved this dish. I didnt use the phyllo dough just because I didnt have it and wanted to use what I had on hand. I also used the brown rice as one other person had suggested and the dish was wonderful. Oh and instead of using the beef broth I used the left over gravy from the lamb.
Delicious! I used ground lamb instead of cubed, and brown rice instead of white. The flavours were just right. A very satisfying dish worth the effort. Great with a fresh garden salad on the side.
This dish took forever to put together! Lots of steps and pre-cooking involved. The taste was good, but not that fantastic. We all liked the phyllo crust.
The taste was very flavorful. This was delicious. It does take a long while to put together but it is worth it. The next time I make it, I will prepare it the day before I am going to serve it and refridgerate it over night. This will make it easier. I know I will be serving this for our family gaathering at Easter.
My Greek neighbor got me hooked on this meal. So when I found this version, I made it and let HER try it. She was impressed. And so where my kids! The LOVE it. A little labor intensive, but worth the effort, the taste is out of this world!
Really tasty stuff. Great for dinner and would go a long way as part of a buffet in littler (sic)squares