In Greek: λαγοτό, pronounced lah-go-TOH Stewing is a favorite Greek cooking method, and the key to this dish is not to let the garlic cook for too long so that the taste doesn’t get lost. Serve this with a side of rice or pasta and a great green salad. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes Total […]

KEFALONITIKO LAGOTO This dish is traditionally made with wild hare in Cephalonia, but in its absence rabbit is often used. The name lagoto (lago means “hare” in Greek) is also found in parts of the Peloponnesos, where it refers either to a dish of hare or rabbit thickened with skordalia or, oddly, to pork stewed with skordalia. The Cephalonian version of […]

Greek Cuts of Pork Diagram and Translations Arcadian Pork Baked with a Tangy Garlic Sauce Pork and Cabbage Stew (Peloponnesos) Lagoto: Greek Stewed Pork Brizoles Hoirines sto Fourno: Roasted Pork Chops Pork Tenderloin with Tomatoes & Cheese Spala Hoirini sto Fourno: Pork Shoulder Roast with Cheese Pork Roast with Thyme and Sage Hoirino meh Prasa: Pork, […]

LAGOTO TIS ARCADIAS Ingretients: 2 pounds pork shoulder, with bones, trimmed of fat and cut into stewing pieces 1⁄4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 3 tablespoons unsalted butter Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 3 tablespoons tomato paste 1 cinnamon stick 1 small head garlic, cloves peeled 1⁄3 cup red wine vinegar Makes 6 […]