Daniele asked that I bring back some Cretan recipes so here is my first attempt. Rick and I have shopped at a couple of grocery stores in Rethymno and we have been eating, predominately vegetarian. But we passed a butchers the other day and I popped in and bought a chicken breast. Then googled to find a recipe that felt local. This is what I ended up with, condensed to just feed 2.
First I sliced the chicken breast into two thin fillets.
Then marinated, in the frig, for a day in - 1/4cup olive oil (our landlady left us some "from the farm" in coke bottles)
a tablespoon of oregano and 3 cloves of garlic (chopped).
Took it out of the frig for 30 minutes while the oven was heating to 400 degrees.
Half a red onion under and on top of the chicken, in a pyrex dish, marinade brushed over the top. Cook for 30 minutes.
Add a handful of cherry tomatoes (halved), about 2 tablespoons of crumbled feta cheese, a couple of tablespoons of black olives (no pits), juice of one lemon, tablespoon of honey and return to the oven for another 10 minutes.
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| This is what makes it a Cretan recipe, lemon picked off the tree from the bedroom balcony. |
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| We had the oven on so made sweet potato fries at the same time. |
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| Serve with red wine and/or beer. |
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