Flaming Cheese - Saganaki!
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 slices kasseri cheese, about 4 inches in diameter and cut 1/2 inch thick
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 lemon halved
- 3 ounces inexpensive brandy
- Mix the flour and oregano in a shallow bowl and set aside.
- Beat the egg and milk in a shallow bowl.
- Wet the pieces of cheese with water and coat each with the flour mixture, then the egg mixture, and then back into the flour.
- In a heavy saute pan or cast iron skillet, melt the butter and olive oil until the butter starts to foam.
- Place the cheese into the pan and fry on both sides until golden and the cheese starts to soften.
- Quickly take the pan outside, pour in the brandy and ignite yelling "OPA" in unison.
- Let flame for effect for about 30 seconds and then squeeze a half of lemon over to douse the flame. ( the second half is "just in case")
- Serve this immediately spread on sliced country bread.
flour, oregano, kasseri cheese, olive oil, butter, egg, milk, lemon halved, brandy
Taken from food52.com/recipes/10591-flaming-cheese-saganaki (may not work)