A rustic example of saganaki feta, in the lighter variant, with thyme leaves and flour instead of breadcrumbs

Feta saganaki is a typical Greek dish, often eaten as an appetizer (it should be taken in small doses in my opinion because it is a really heavy dish despite being eaten with great tranquility in Greece).

How to prepare feta saganaki?

To prepare a feta saganaki it is necessary to have feta, egg, flour (or breadcrumbs, which is perhaps even more suitable), olive oil or seed oil (better olive), salt, lemon (some also put honey at the end of the preparation, while others add some aromatic herbs such as thyme to the flour or breadcrumbs). To proceed with the preparation of the feta saganaki then we will have to cut the feta into small cubes (at the discretion of the size we have chosen), mix the egg with the salt, then proceed to pass each cube of feta first in the egg (first of course mix it well little) and then in flour or breadcrumbs. Some people like to repeat this process several times to create a consistently breaded feta saganaki. At this point, also put the pieces of feta breaded and heat the oil in a pan, then fry the various pieces of feta once hot. Once the breading has reached the right golden color, remove the pieces of feta from the oil in time and serve them with the lemon on the plate: you have just made the feta saganaki.

A little curiosity: some Greeks use to leave the pieces of feta in the freezer for a few minutes before proceeding to breading and frying in hot oil.

Other information on the preparation “saganaki”

In fact, to prepare σαγανάκι (saganaki) cheese in Greece it is more usual to use kefalotiri or the graveera or formaela and halloumi. “Σαγανάκι” in fact indicates a method of preparation typical of the area of ​​Greece which involves skipping (usually frying) the cheese in a pan (a pan is used which the Turks use to call “sahan”).

Recommendations: accompany the feta saganaki with a good wine, possibly Greek, such as the retsina or the muscat of Samos or the agioritiko.

Don’t you want to miss a single pass? For an even more precise recipe, watch the following video, which shows the preparation of the feta saganaki step by step.