Bekri Meze: Drunkard's Meze

In Greek: μπεκρή μεζέ, pronounced beh-KREE meh-ZEH

Recipes for the dish vary widely, using almost every kind of meat, different vegetable slices, and spices, but they all have one thing in common: they're cooked with wine. This dish calls for pork and is a classic meze to serve with a robust red wine.

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INGREDIENTS:

• 2 pounds of lean pork shoulder, cut in 1 1/2 inch chunks
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1/3 cup of red wine
• 1/4 cup of water
• 1/2 red pepper, seeded, sliced in thin rings
• 1/2 green pepper, seeded, sliced in thin rings
• 1/2 banana or pepperoncini pepper, seeded, sliced in thin rings
• 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon of pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon of cumin
• 1 teaspoon of dried Greek oregano
• olive oil for frying

PREPARATION: