Tope in mulberry sauce (Galeos me saltsa apo moura)
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6 slices of tope (dogfish or smooth-hound shark steaks)
250 g mulberries or blackberries
25 g olive oil
25 g walnuts, chopped
6 slices white bread, dried and crumbled
1 spring spearmint, finely chopped
2 tbsp. raisins or currents
25 g fresh butter
1/2 cup sweet, white wine
salt, pepper
juice of one lemon
Place the fish in a small pan and brush both sides with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste and bake the fish in a moderate oven (180*C) for 15-20 minutes. In a small bowl combine the berries, breadcrumbs, olive oil, walnuts, chopped spearmint, raisins, and wine. Whisk the ingredients and set aside for about 2 hours. Put the mixture in a blender and process until well blended. Push through a fine-mesh strainer into a small pan. Heat the sauce thoroughly, adding a little pepper and the lemon juice. Pour over the slices of baked fish and serve. (serves 6)
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Sweet cheese pies (Plakous entyritis)
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for the pastry:
600 g flour
1/3 cup olive oil
juice of three oranges
salt
for the filling:
500 g fresh myzithra or mascarpone or ricotta
ground cinnamon
icing sugar
Blend the olive oil and orange juice with the flour in a food processor for 10 minutes and knead until the dough is stiff. Let rest before rolling out and cutting into 10-12-cm rounds. Fill them with cheese, fold in falf, and seal edges together with the tines of a fork. Fry in olive oil and drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with icing sugar and cinnamon. (serves 6)
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