Greek Saganaki

Recipe Ingredients

8		Kasseri cheese - (1/2" thick)
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
2 cups	474ml	Brandy
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Flour
4 tablespoons	60ml	Butter
2		Lemons - juiced
8		Pita bread - brushed with
		Olive oil, grilled and quartered
1 cup	237ml	Kalamata olives

Recipe Instructions

Season both sides of the cheese with salt and pepper. Place the cheese in a shallow dish and cover with brandy. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.

Season the flour with salt and pepper. Remove the cheese from the pan, reserving 1/4 cup of the brandy and dredge in the seasoned flour, coating completely.

In a large saute pan over medium heat, melt the butter. Pan-fry the cheese for 2 minutes on each side. Add the reserved brandy and carefully flame the liquor, shaking the pan back and forth several times. Add the lemon juice.

Remove from the pan and serve with the pita bread and olives.

This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.

Source:
EMERIL LIVE with Emeril Lagasse - (Show # EM-1C50) - from the TV FOOD - NETWORK

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