For a while now, I’ve been focusing on Spanish cuisine. Today, let’s travel to another beautiful Mediterranean country – Greece, with my new recipe: Greek chicken with tzatziki sauce. When you think about Greek food, you probably imagine fresh cheese, yogurt, seafood, and of course – lots and lots of good sauces and meats.
That’s what I’ll try to recreate in this recipe. Although I haven’t had a chance to visit Greece, I love their food as it has tiny similarities to traditional Lithuanian cuisine. I’m talking about yogurt, raw cheese, kefir, lots of dill, and parsley.
I want to share with you my version of a Greek chicken recipe. We’ll be making Greek chicken with tzatziki sauce. It’s not just a typical chicken breast; we’ll make chicken patties with aromatic herbs and creamy homemade tzatziki sauce.
Follow my instructions below or:
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Chicken patties
Step 1: Put everything together
Mix ground chicken with herbs and spices. I also cracked an egg into the mix to help with the consistency while cooking. The egg binds the meat and prevents the patties from crumbling.
Add the egg, fresh dill and parsley, dried oregano, one clove of garlic, and a bit of ground cumin, and season everything generously with salt and pepper.
Step 2: Make the patties
In a large pan, pour a generous amount of olive oil. While the pan heats, form thin chicken patties in the palm of your hand. Scoop a bit of the mixture with a spoon into your hand and shape oval-shaped patties. Try to make the patties the same size and thickness to ensure even cooking.
Step 3: Cook the patties
Place the patties in a hot pan. Keep space between them so as not to let them stick together. Let them sear on both sides until golden brown. Once both sides have browned, you can remove the patties from the pan.
How to make homemade Tzatziki sauce
Step 1: Grate the cucumber
Peel the cucumber and scoop out the seeds. I use a simple teaspoon to scoop them. Then, place a sieve or a cheesecloth above a bowl and shred the cucumber inside it. Squeeze all the liquid out of the cucumber.
Step 2: Mix everything together
Pour Greek or natural yogurt into a bowl, add the squeezed cucumber, salt, a teaspoon of red wine vinegar, olive oil, pepper, oregano, one clove of garlic, a handful of fresh dill, and parsley or mint, and sprinkle some lemon juice.
Mix everything together, and there you have it — a homemade tzatziki sauce.
Final steps for the Greek chicken with tzatziki sauce
While I was preparing everything, I steamed some basmati rice in a rice cooker. Basmati goes amazingly well with this recipe. You can put a bay leaf inside or some cloves to make it even more delicious and aromatic.
Make a base out of the rice, add your patties, pour tzatziki sauce, add fresh vegetables like cucumber and cherry tomatoes, and sprinkle everything with fresh parsley and dill.
Skanaus!
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Greek chicken with tzatziki sauce recipe
Homemade Greek Chicken With Tzatziki Sauce
Ingredients
Chicken patties
- 500 g Ground chicken
- 1 Egg
- 1/4 cup Fresh dill
- 1/4 cup Fresh parsley
- 1 tbsp Dried oregano
- 1 clove Garlic
- 1 tsp Ground cumin
- Salt and pepper to taste
Tzatziki sauce
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
- 1/4 Large cucumber
- 1 tsp Red wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- 2 tbsp Fresh dill, parsley, or mint
- 1 tsp Dried oregano
- 1 clove Garlic
- A splash of lemon juice
Other ingredients
- 2 cups Rice
- 1/2 cup Diced cucumber
- 1/2 cup Diced tomatoes
Instructions
- Chicken pattiesMix ground chicken with herbs, spices, and cracked egg for consistency. Add fresh dill, parsley, dried oregano, garlic, ground cumin, salt, and pepper. Form thin oval-shaped patties with the mixture.
- Pour olive oil into a large pan and heat. Cook patties in the hot pan until golden brown on both sides. Ensure space between patties to prevent sticking.
- Homemade Tzatziki Sauce:Grate cucumber, remove seeds, and squeeze out liquid. Place grated cucumber in a sieve or cheesecloth to drain.
- Mix grated cucumber with Greek or natural yogurt, salt, red wine vinegar, olive oil, pepper, oregano, garlic, fresh dill, parsley or mint, and lemon juice. Combine ingredients thoroughly to make tzatziki sauce.
- Final Steps:Steam basmati rice in a rice cooker with bay leaf or cloves for added flavor. Assemble the dish by placing rice as the base, adding chicken patties, pouring tzatziki sauce, and garnishing with fresh cucumber, cherry tomatoes, parsley, and dill.
