Prawn Saganaki Prawn Saganaki Recipe Make this prawn saganaki recipe and pretend you are on a Greek island… Delicious prawns in a rich tomato sauce flecked with salty, melty feta cheese. Serve as shared appetiser or over rice as a main course.
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PRAWN SAGANAKI RECIPE
Prawn Saganaki (Garides Saganaki) is a classic Greek dish made with tomatoes, prawns (shrimp)and feta cheese.
Ingredients
▢2 tbsp olive oil or olive oil cooking spray for slimming version
▢1 large onion , very finely diced
▢3 garlic cloves , minced
▢1 tsp sugar
▢1 tsp dried thyme
▢½ tsp salt
▢¼ tsp chilli flakes
▢2 tbsp tomato paste
▢2 bay leaves
▢240 g (1 cup) passata strained tomatoes /tomato purée
▢400 g (14oz) tin diced tomatoes in juice (crushed tomatoes)
▢120 ml (½ cup) dry white wine or water
▢450 g (1 pound) raw jumbo prawns (shrimp)
▢200 g (7 oz) feta cheese, crumbled
▢Chopped parsley or fresh thyme to garnish
▢Salt and pepper to season to taste
Serving suggestions
▢Crusty bread to serve as a starter
▢Steamed rice to serve as a main
Instructions
Heat the oil in a large oven-safe casserole dish. Sauté the onion over medium-low heat for 5 minutes, stirring, until slightly softened.
Stir in the garlic, salt, sugar, thyme, chill flakes and bay leaves and cook for a couple of minutes.
Add the passata, chopped tomatoes, tomato paste and wine and bring to a simmer.
Cook, stirring occasionally, for 20-30 minutes until the tomato sauce has thickened.
Stir in the prawns, mixing into the sauce until they turn pink, 2-3 minutes.
Top with the crumbled feta (and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil if you like) and cook under a hot grill (broiler) until the feta starts to colour and melt.
Check the seasoning and add salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with chopped parsley.
Serve as a shared starter with plenty of crusty bread or as a main dish over rice.
PUBLISHED IN 2013, UPDATED FEBRUARY 2020
PRAWN SAGANAKI RECIPE
Prawn Saganaki (Garides Saganaki) is a classic Greek dish made with tomatoes, prawns (shrimp)and feta cheese.
GREEK PRAWN SAGANAKI
Greek Prawn Saganaki
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It is usually synonymous with holidays and summertime – no wonder I am craving it on a dreary winter’s day!
This dish is usually served as a shared appetiser with plenty of crusty bread to dip into the delicious sauce. In our family we always ate it as a main course over rice.
WHAT IS SAGANAKI?
“Saganaki” refers to the cooking pan (sagani) which is why you can have cheese saganaki (fried cheese) and prawn saganaki in which prawns are cooked in a tomato sauce and topped with feta cheese. Despite the common name they are totally different recipes. Confused yet?
This recipe predates the current “baked feta” pasta craze (originated on Tik Tok) but is just as delicious if not more so!
GREEK PRAWN SAGANAKI