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Sirene po shopski

Bulgarian Cheese the Shopski Way

Ingredients

  • 400-600 gr. Feta cheese
  • 4 large tomatoes
  • 4 eggs
  • 4 tsp. butter or 100ml olive oil
  • 4 chilli peppers small
  • 4 tsp. savoury chubrica - use oregano or parsley if not available
  • 4 tsp. red pepper
  • fresh parsley
  • For preparing Cheese the Shopsky Way there is one
  • important condition - the dish must be baked in a small clay
  • vessel which holds one portion - an earthenware pot which in Bulgaria is called "gyuveche"

Instructions

  1. Place a small piece of butter on the bottom of each of the 4 "gyuvecheta" - this recipe servers 4 people.
  2. On top of that stack a round slice or two of a tomato, put some salt, pepper, and "chubrica", then place a flat block of feta cheese.
  3. Now stack everything in a reverse order – another slice or two of tomato, herbs, and a small piece of butter.
  4. Insert the chilli next to the wall of the "gyuveche" and put in a COLD OVEN, turning it to 200-220 degrees.
  5. Bake for about 20 min with closed lids, then open the lids and break an egg in each "gyuveche". Sprinkle some red pepper and bake without a lid for another 10min, or until egg is cooked.
  6. Take out of the oven and sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley.
  7. Serve with lid, warm bread and a glass of red wine.
  8. Enjoy!Да Ви е сладко!