You can’t have too many great rice recipes in the repertoire, and this Greek Spinach Rice truly is a great recipe. If you’ve never had it before, I highly recommend you give it a try as soon as possible, and I think there’s a very good chance it goes into the regular rotation. Enjoy!
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so…thats dry rice your cooking in the oil & water NOT already cooked rice??
Been eating this since my childhood.
The amount of feta you put on there is insultingly small!
Loved the part when you threw in a twig instead of a bone to your vegetarian audience. Very comical.
Do you wash the rice first?
I look forward to your videos every week
this has always been my favorite, thank you John, take care
Masterful Kurtis Blow reference 👏🏻
You could always make a nice lamb stock and use that as a liquid to cook your rice it's even more better than water
Thank you! Spanakorizo and lentil soup are my two favorite Lenten dishes.
OK I give up. This is like the third or fourth video in which Chef John says "Around the outside…. around the outside, around the outside". Why does he say this like that? Seems I'm missing a reference or a joke or something.
Never thought I'd see the typical boring Wednesday greek meal done by chef John
Respect!!!
I can't remember the last dish you created which I even considered actually making at home.
I am digging it!
finally know what to do with all my spinach and dill 🤩 Thanks chef!
The eminem reference lmao
Not everyone has access or can afford fresh lemons…..
Looks nice but if you cook the spinach all that time, wont it get slimey? Love your dishes.
Thank you Chef John! This is the only way my husband will eat spinach and like it!
Went on a Greek run for minute… love it
Skip the Cayenne pepper.
We actually use Med grain rice for Sushi and it works wonderfully… but we rinse all the starch off first and it still works great and a good bit cheaper also.
I made this last night and it was absolutely delicious, despite the fact that I did it all wrong, with leftover rice, fresh spinach dried dill, and so on. The combination was excellent, and I will definitely make it again. The right way maybe next time.
Great dish! I used concentrated lemon juice and it was still delicious. 😉
Yum will have to try this
I made this using arborio rice, a bunch of fresh spinach, and only 1 tsp of salt–Sorry Chef John but 2 tsp sounded like a lot–and it came out fabulous!
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One of the easiest and most common dishes in Greece. I love it with a fried egg on top and a big chunk of feta on the side, that was what my mother used to do to complete it. Mint is an interesting addition, never tried it before. Thanks for sharing.
This was very close, but not quite there. The rice is too much here, the original recipe is much more spinach forward, usually 1.5-2 Kg spinach, and a couple small cups of rice (by small cups I mean the ones we use for greek coffee). Additionally, some regions use tomato paste, and/or a little bit of tomato juice, or diced up tomatoes. Mint is also not that popular in this specific dish, although it is very traditional and you could easily find people using it regularly in all shorts of dishes and drinks. The main tastes here should be the dill and the scallions (and a bit of garlic if you are like me and cant cook without it). Take 2 Kg fresh spinach, saute until i cooks down about halfway, take it out the pot, put in 2 greek coffee cups of rice and some scallions, saute a bit, add water, spices, the spinach, and some tomato byproduct if you want, and simmer gently until the rice is cooked through, but without turning the spinach into mush. It's great to see more people interested in the everyday food culture of other nations, and not just their famous, and/or signature dishes. Spanakorizo is such a peasant food, and has great significance in the day-to-day life of a greek. Similarly with Gemista (rice stuffed tomatoes, bell peppers, zuchinni, etc.), Fasolada (white bean stew/soup), Fakes (lentil stew/soup), etc. Great stuff Chef John! I'm looking forward to more regional everyday foods, from all around the world!
Made this for easter, was well recieved, tasty as heck, and easy to make.
I have made this recipe twice, and it is both easy to make and delicious. I used Carnaroli rice. Thanks Chef John!
Greek tip: Try to do the same dish with chopped cabbage and leek, instead of spinach. But try to simmer on the pan also the cabbage and leek. Maybe even simmer them in the pan to get soft and then add the rice. It tastes even better than spinach rice. We Greeks call it as it it s Cabbageleek rice
Chef John, thank you…I am plating up this rice dish now and it is supremely delicious..I served it with your Greek beef stew recipe…YUMMIEE
Thank you very much ♥️ 😊
Thanks 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Gorgeous
What a voice.
I particularly like when you set-out the Mes en plas, to give the cook an idea of volume, cut size, etc.
THAT’S what’s for dinner tonight! Grazie!
@FoodWishes did I hear a little Eminem – Without Me reference around the 3:00 mark?…
That voice is making my ears bleed thank you
I made this tonight – delicious – thank you!
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Quality Chef John recipes always land in the 150k views ballpark for some reason. No hate on the other videos but something about that sweet spot is a banger indicator.
Cette recette est mon coup de coeur depuis quelques mois !! Thanks Chef
The flavors remind me so much of the food we had in Turkey when I was a child. Simple and amazing. The best way to cook. Let the food shine. Chef, you're the best. We love watching your videos faithfully. And yes, we speak along with you as you say "FRESHly ground black pepper" and "round the outside, round the outside", etc. So much fun. Thanks!!!
you make it old fashion way….try to use the risotto method, adding broth little by little….use risotto rice, onion, spring onion, leak, finochio. Add the spinach 6-7 minutes before the end so it stays "alive" and dill at the very end. I agree with lot of lemon…. 🇬🇷
Thank you so much Chef John. I made it exactly to your recipe. Even pickled onion. When I served it, I mixed through finely sliced fried Mediterranean sausages. This was a dish made in heaven. The recipe feeds six as a main meal (with a little space left for dessert).
That Great Greek Spinach 🍚 with Feta & 🍋 looks really good & delicious😋 & 🤍💙 all your videos mate👍