Shrimp Saganaki is an authentic Greek dish with a savory Tomato sauce, lots of crumbled Feta, and melt in the mouth shrimp. It is so easy and quick to put together and it leaves your home smelling like a Greek oasis. No kidding, you can’t make this up.
There are a lot of different ways to make this dish, I’m sharing one that I did using mostly staple ingredients that are always available in my kitchen. Serve it on any crusty bread. I use Ciabatta or the normal brötchen from the supermarket. I serve this to my children with rice, and if there is any leftover, I have it with Quinoa the following day. Mmmh delicious!
Greek-style Shrimp Saganaki
Ingredients
- 200 gm Shrimp deveined
- 1 Onion Peeled and finely chopped
- 1 green Paprika deseeded and chopped
- 2 cloves Garlic chopped
- 1 can chopped Tomatoes
- 200 gm Feta cheese crumbled
- 10 gm fresh Oregano chopped
- 2-4 Ciabatta/Brötchen/Baguette warmed in the Oven
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 2 tsp Chilli Flakes
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- Sugar a pinch
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 200°C. Put the bread in the Oven for 6-7 minutes.
- Heat Pan and add Olive Oil. On medium flame add Garlic.
- Once the Garlic leaves its aroma add the chopped Onion and Paprika.
- Saute until the vegetables become soft. Add Chilli Flakes, Salt and Pepper.
- Give it a good mix. Now add the tinned Tomatoes. Once it starts to bubble add ½ cup Water.
- Add ½ the Oregano.
- Combine everything and cover. Let it cook for 15-20 minutes on low flame.
- At this point you should see the oil appear at the top, now add the shrimp and combine.
- Cover and let it cook for 3-4 minutes. Now add the rest of the Oregano and crumble ¾ Feta cheese over the Sauce.
- Give it a mix and take it off the Herd immediately.
- Serve onto plates with Bread. Drizzle Olive Oil on the warm bread. Garnish with the remaining Feta Cheese.
- Enjoy this tiny bit of Greek Heaven.
Watch me burn my garlic in this video! It still turned out great. For more quick and easy recipes visit here.
Did you try this recipe? Let me know in comments!
