This pan fried and then baked bifteki stuffed with feta recipe is so simple and quick to make and packed with flavors. Definetely a keeper!
My family and I are huge fans of Greek food. At least once a month, we go to a Greek restaurant. One of my favorite Greek foods is bifteki. Bifteki is simply grilled/ baked/ fried minced beef cutlets seasoned with Greek seasoning blend and stuffed with feta cheese.
This baked bifteki recipe with a great hint of cinnamon and nutmeg is delicious and easy to follow. The feta cheese stuffed cutlets are first pan- fried and then finished off in the oven.
I always add cumin, fresh parsley and fresh oregano when making my bifteki for a more traditional Greek flavor. Every time I make this dish it’s always a hit. Even my parents in law who travel yearly to Greece love it.
Bifteki is always accompanied by tzatziki (a Greek garlic-yogurt-cucumber dip). You can either serve bifteki with green salad, potato chips, tomato rice, homemade bread, in the form of a burger etc.
What you’ll need to make bifteki:
- 450 g (1 lbs) ground beef
- 1 medium egg
- 2 slices of toast bread
- 1 tablespoon fresh oregano
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley
- 1 medium onion
- 1 garlic clove
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 200 g (7.1 oz) feta cheese
- freshly ground pepper
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
You’ll also need:
– 2 large bowls
– large skillet
– cutting board
– cling film
– knife
– spoon
– paper towels
Greek minced meat cutlets (Bifteki) step by step photo recipe
Soak bread slices in the water until softened.
Rinse fresh parsley and oregano, pat dry with paper towels and cut into small pieces. Peel and finely chop garlic and onion as well.
Saute onion and garlic
Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in the skillet and sauté the onion and garlic for about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool.
Make patties:
Using your hands, squeeze out all the excess moisture from bread slices that you previously soaked.
In a large bowl combine ground beef, bread, salt, cinnamon, cumin, nutmeg, herbs, egg and cooled sauteed onion and garlic. Mix well with your hands. Season with freshly ground pepper.
Take half of the meat mixture and divide it into 4 cutlet-shaped patties. Divide feta cheese into 4 cubes and put a block on top of each patty. Using the remaining beef mixture cover the patties. Next preheat the oven to 200 °C (392 °F), with both top and bottom heat.
- I Always line the cutting board with a cling film, because it makes it easier to remove the patties from the cutting board before frying.
Sear and bake the patties
Heat the remaining oil in the same skillet that you previously used and sear the patties for 2 minutes on each side over medium high heat.
Put the skillet in the preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes.
Remove the skillet from the oven and serve immediately. Enjoy!
Bifteki Recipe
Equipment
- Large skillet
- 2 large bowls
- cling film
- Knife
- spoon
- paper towels
- Cutting board
Ingredients
- 450 g (1 lbs) ground beef
- 1 medium egg
- 2 slices of toast bread
- 1 tablespoon fresh oregano
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley
- 1 medium onion
- 1 garlic clove
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspooon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 200 g (7.1 oz) feta cheese
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- First of all soak bread slices in the water until softened. In the meantime, rinse fresh parsley and oregano, pat dry with paper towels and cut into small pieces. Peel and finely chop garlic and onion as well.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in the skillet and sauté the onion and garlic for about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool.
- Using your hands, squeeze out all the excess moisture from bread slices that you previously soaked.
- In a large bowl combine ground beef, bread, salt, cinnamon, cumin, nutmeg, herbs, egg and cooled sauteed onion and garlic. Mix well with your hands. Season with pepper. Take half of the meat mixture and divide it into 4 cutlet-shaped patties. Divide feta cheese into 4 cubes and put a block on top of each patty. Using the remaining beef mixture cover the patties. Then preheat the oven to 200 °C (392 °F).
- Heat the remaining oil in the same skillet that you previously used and sear the patties for 2 minutes on each side over medium high heat. Put the skillet in the oven and bake for 15 minutes.
After 15 minutes remove the skillet from the oven and serve immediately.
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Craig
Tuesday 13th of November 2018
Oh my! I’m definitely going to try this today. I have everything except the beef, so going to use ground turkey instead.
Ester
Wednesday 14th of November 2018
That sounds amazing Craig. I'm glad you decided to give it a try. Sure, you can substitute ground beef with any type of ground meat of your choice.
Cara
Monday 12th of November 2018
these look so good! They're making me hungry!
Ester
Wednesday 14th of November 2018
Thank you for stopping by Cara, I'm glad you like them! You should give this recipe a go!
Aaron (@1dish4the4road)
Sunday 11th of November 2018
I love Greek food - its use of simple flavourful ingredients. Thanks for the recipe!
Ester
Wednesday 14th of November 2018
Hello Aaron, so true!! I'm so glad you like it.
Sasha
Friday 9th of November 2018
Those look so delicious! I love all Greek food! I'm definitely going to try this one. Pinning it for later
Ester
Wednesday 14th of November 2018
I'm glad you like them Sasha, thanks for stopping by to comment! :) Happy cooking!