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Spinach Stifado
🇬🇷 Greek

Spinach Stifado

🇬🇷 Greek

Hearty and humble: spinach braised with vegetables until the broth turns silky and every spoonful comforts. Ready in 50 minutes including prep.

Prep 15 min Cook 35 min Serves 4 Hard

Ingredients

  • Saltto taste
  • Spinach300 g
  • Onion2, chopped
  • Garlic4 cloves, minced
  • Potato3 medium, cubed
  • Olive Oil2 tbsp
  • Dried Oregano1 tsp
  • Carrot2, thickly sliced
  • Stock or Broth750 ml
  • Red Wine200 ml
  • Pearl Onions400 g
  • Red Wine Vinegar2 tbsp

Optional extras

  • Fresh Dillhandful, to finish

Instructions

  1. 1

    Warm the Olive Oil in a heavy casserole and brown the spinach well on all sides — real colour means real flavour.

  2. 2

    Lift the spinach out, soften the onion and garlic in the same pot, then add the dried oregano.

  3. 3

    Return the spinach, tip in the potato and carrot, and pour over the stock.

  4. 4

    Cover and let it murmur gently for 35-40 minutes until everything is spoon-tender and the broth has body.

  5. 5

    Season with salt and cracked pepper, then shower with fresh dill right before serving.

Chef's tip

For deeper flavour, toast the dried oregano in the oil before adding anything wet.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Bean & Spinach Stew | Ready in 30 Minutes | Ken Panagopoulos · on YouTube