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Greek Recipes for Fried and Skillet Main Dishes

Delicious and often the quickest to make, Greek recipes for skillet-cooked meats and poultry, and fried fish and seafood are family favorites.
Beer-Batter Fried Fillet of Sole - Glosses Fritoura
Fillet of sole fried in a beer batter.
Burgers Stuffed with Feta & Herbs - Biftekia Yemista
Biftekia are the Greek equivalent of burgers, and these are basic beef burgers with a twist... a feta and herb stuffing.
Fillet of Sole with Grapes & Capers - Glossa me Stafili & Kappari
A quick and easy skillet recipe for fillet of sole in a sauce made with grapes, capers, and wine.
Fried Fish Croquettes - Psarokeftethes
Delightful as a meze or appetizer, or as a main dish, these fish cakes call for swordfish and desalinated salt cod fried in a beer batter.
Fried Liver Morsels - Sykotakia Tiganita
This easy recipe can be made with lamb, kid, calf, or pork liver depending on your preference. It is served as an appetizer or meze and generally made in small quantities and served with several other dishes, but if you love liver, give it a try as an entree.
Fried Salt Cod Steaks with Garlic Puree - Bakaliaros me Skorthalia
Across the Mediterranean, salt cod is a favorite and fixed in many ways. This recipe for salt cod with a garlic puree, can be found on the menu in many Greek restaurants and is a home cooking favorite.
Fried Squid (Calamari) - Kalamarakia Tiganita
There's no secret to this wonderful dish - the squid is dredged in flour, fried, and served with lemon. Listed as an appetizer, it is often served as a meze, side dish, or entree as well.
Fried Whole Picarel or Smelts - Marithes
Marithes are small picarel (or smelts) that are fried whole and served with lemon wedges. They make a fabulous seafood meze or main dish, and because they're so small, they're a favorite finger food.
Pan-Fried Sole - Glosses Pane
This recipe for pan-fried whole sole is simple, easy, and has few ingredients.
Pork Chops and Apples in Wine - Step by Step
This deceptively simple recipe delivers big taste with the combination of pork, apples, wine, and a hint of cinnamon. Once cooking starts, it all moves very quickly so good preparation is key.
Skillet Lamb Burgers with Olives - Keftethes me Elies
The addition of Greek olives to simple lamb burgers gives them an unexpected and delicious tang. A quick and easy recipe.

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