{"id":10486,"date":"2010-12-18T14:58:29","date_gmt":"2010-12-18T22:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=10486"},"modified":"2010-12-18T14:58:29","modified_gmt":"2010-12-18T22:58:29","slug":"arni-kapama-me-filo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=10486","title":{"rendered":"Arni Kapama Me Filo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Michael surprised me Friday night by taking me out to dinner after my swim. It was a nice surprise, especially since we went to one of my favorite restaurants: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elenisrestaurant.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eleni&#8217;s Estiatorio<\/a> It&#8217;s the restaurant where we had our very first real date. I love their food. They use fresh, organic vegetables and local meat that isn&#8217;t treated with hormones. The owner uses her own recipes from her home in Crete.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/elenis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10487\" title=\"elenis\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/elenis-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/elenis-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/elenis.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a romantic restaurant (perfect for a date) so as you can imagine it was dimly lit. The photos I took didn&#8217;t turn out. So I had to scour Google Images for what I was looking for. I had 2 martinis over the course of the evening. They were delicious. Especially the garlic stuffed olive. Yum.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/martini.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10488\" title=\"martini\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/martini-300x264.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/martini-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/martini.jpg 1010w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWe started with Michael&#8217;s favorite dip: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seriouseats.com\/recipes\/2009\/01\/ktipiti-the-greek-dip-recipe.html\">KTIPITI<\/a>. <\/strong>It&#8217;s a spicy blend of feta cheese, olive oil and red wine  vinegar; spiced with chili flakes and served with tomatoes and mixed  olives. It&#8217;s definitely got a bite to it and it&#8217;s delicious. Served with carrots, okra and crunchy french bread.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/dip.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10492\" title=\"dip\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/dip-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/dip-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/dip.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It also came with some olive tapenade. Perfect appetizer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bread.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10493\" title=\"bread\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bread-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bread-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bread.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/sellwood_interior.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10490\" title=\"sellwood_interior\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/sellwood_interior-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/sellwood_interior-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/sellwood_interior.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I ordered the Arni Me Filo. It&#8217;s a leg of lamb braised and then baked inside of filo dough with a tomato and chili sauce. Every bite was full of flavor and I didn&#8217;t want the meal to end.<\/p>\n<p>WOW. This dish was decadent! I love lamb but never prepare it for myself so it&#8217;s something I like to order at Greek restaurants. Eleni&#8217;s does it right. The lamb must have been cooked in a slow cooker all day because it fell apart immediately. I found the recipe online for their Arni Me Filo. If someone makes this recipe, please tell me because I really want to try it myself after last night&#8217;s amazing dinner.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/dinner.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10489\" title=\"dinner\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/dinner.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ARNI KAPAMA ME FILO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4-6 servings<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nIngredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> 1 package fresh filo dough (can be purchased in Greek retail markets)<\/li>\n<li> 1 cup grated Kefalograviera cheese (also at Greek markets)<\/li>\n<li> 1 cup feta (sheep\u2019s milk) cheese<\/li>\n<li> 1\/4 cup olive oil<\/li>\n<li> 2-1\/2 lb leg of lamb, trimmed of fat and cut into stewing cubes<\/li>\n<li> 2 large white onions, peeled and diced<\/li>\n<li> 8 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped<\/li>\n<li> 1\/3 cup white wine<\/li>\n<li> 1\/4 cup minced fresh oregano<\/li>\n<li> 1\/4 cup minced fresh rosemary<\/li>\n<li> 1\/4 cup minced fresh thyme<\/li>\n<li> 6 cups peeled diced tomato<\/li>\n<li> 1 tsp cumin powder<\/li>\n<li> salt and freshly ground pepper to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Preparation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kapama (stewed meat)<\/strong><br \/>\n1. In a large, heavy stewing pot, heat olive oil and cook lamb pieces,  turning frequently on all sides to brown evenly and lightly. Season with  salt, pepper and cumin.<br \/>\n2. In separate, large stock pot, heat olive oil, add onions and  coarsely chopped garlic. Cook onions until translucent, then add lamb  pieces, fresh minced rosemary, thyme and oregano, and white wine, and  cover with diced tomatoes.<br \/>\n3. Cover pot with lid and reduce heat to a slow simmer for approx. 3 hours.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Filo <\/strong><br \/>\nUse three 12&#215;17 sheets of filo per serving<br \/>\n1. Use a room temperature saute pan. For each serving, brush pan  entirely with olive oil and quickly place three sheets of filo paper,  alternating\/overlapping each other.<br \/>\n2. Using a slotted spoon, place a serving of the Kapama lamb in center and sprinkle with handful of cheese.<br \/>\n3. Quickly fold each edge of filo, covering the lamb to create a filo  &#8220;package&#8221; completely enclosing the lamb; brush lightly with olive oil  and brown in a convection oven at 500 degrees for approx 4-6 min<br \/>\n4. Slide out of pan onto plate carefully using a metal spatula.<br \/>\n5. Repeat process for each serving.<\/p>\n<p>Optional: Top with saut\u00e9ed asparagus and more feta<\/p>\n<p>I cannot gush over this dish enough. I think it might be my new favorite thing to order there. Last time I ordered the leg of lamb on orzo and that was great too but this filo dish was much better. Michael ordered the pork chop with garlic mashed potatoes and Brussels sprouts. I had a bite of his and the pork chop was moist and chewy. We still have not been able to master the pork chop&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>We skipped dessert. I was stuffed. It was worth it. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>I love Date Night. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>QUESTION: What is your favorite way to make pork? And how do you make it not dry out?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael surprised me Friday night by taking me out to dinner after my swim. It was a nice surprise, especially since we went to one of my favorite restaurants: Eleni&#8217;s Estiatorio It&#8217;s the restaurant where we had our very first real date. I love their food. They use fresh, organic vegetables and local meat that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[55,315,104,107,195,196,201,267],"tags":[1397,8770,522,2105,2106,785,2107,8690,8691],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10486"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10486"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10496,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10486\/revisions\/10496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}