Meat & PoultryDifficulty: easy
Kreatopita (Greek Meat Pie)
Golden phyllo pie with a rustic filling of pork and rice — the festival dish of Epirus, cut into thick squares that hold together by the rice, not by luck.
30
Prep Time
80
Cook Time
8
Servings
Ingredients
Instructions
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1Brown the minced pork with onion, garlic and cinnamon. Add 200 ml water, cover, simmer 30 minutes until tender.
2Stir in the raw rice and mint; the mixture must be moist but not soupy — the rice finishes cooking inside the pie, absorbing the juices.
3Layer 4 phyllo sheets in a buttered pan, spread the filling, cover with the rest, oil each sheet. Bake at 180°C for 45 minutes until deep golden. Rest 20 minutes before cutting.
Chef's Tip
- Raw rice finishes inside the pie and drinks the meat juices — that is the trick that binds the filling into cuttable squares.
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- Cinnamon and mint in a meat pie is Epirote tradition: the mint cuts the richness of the pork.
- The 20-minute rest lets the steam redistribute; cut hot and the filling collapses.
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