Cooking on Naxos

Saturday October 30
Naxos cooking at Maros restaurant

Last night we ate at Maros restaurant on Naxos and I asked if they'd teach me some Greek cooking.  The waiter said turn up in the morning and speak to the chef/owner.

Kostas didn't have a problem with it, so the assistant chef Bonna looked after me.

Kostas

I wish I could remember all of it.
Pastitsio - pasta, egg, cheese (parmesan and gouda).  Mix 3/4 of this with the cooked mince for the first layer, then top with the remaining pasta and cheese.  We also did one with bacon and mushrooms.
Eggplant and fetta rolled in bacon and cooked in a tomato sauce.
Stuffed tomatoes, capsicums and eggplant.  Hollowed out with a melon baller then filled with a mince and rice mixture and cooked in the oven.

Stuffed zucchini - it was a slightly different filling but then covered with the zucchini flesh and cooked in water and oil then topped with a lemon/water sauce.

The cooked stuffed zucchini

The finished products ready for serving at lunch and dinner

Chickens at the back, then I think it was lamb, then lamb intestines wrapped around liver/heart etc

Now we'll have to eat at the restaurant tonight to taste it all!