Name: Greek Beef steaks (Bifteki) with Tzatziki sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 1 lb Hamburger meat (beef); 100 g Goat cheese, Sheep cheese or Feta; 1 medium Onion (cubed); 2 Tbsp Bread crumps; 1 Egg; 1 tbsp Salt, Pepper and Oregano to season; 3 Garlic cloves, minced; 1 Tbsp Olive oil

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Bifteki, Greek Beef steaks, filled with goat cheese meat patties

Bifteki is a Greek dish consisting of grilled or baked seasoned meat patties made with minced beef or lamb, often mixed with onions and various herbs. The meat patty is typically stuffed with feta cheese, giving it a deliciously rich flavor. It is a popular dish in Greek cuisine.

Serve with a white Yoghurt sauce name Tzatziki

Also goes with Greek Flatbread (or Baguette), Balkan Rice and/or a Greek Salad. Serve with a white Yoghurt sauce name Tzatziki

Greek beefsteaks filled with goat cheese preparation
Fill minced meat with goat, sheep or Feta cheese
Cover beef steaks with additional minced meat, form into hamburgers
Fry Bifteki Beef steaks in pan
Bifteki with Tzatziki sauce

Greek Beef steaks (Bifteki) with Tzatziki sauce

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February 28, 2019

by AngiesWeb

Cuisine Greek

Category European Cuisine Greece Main Course Recipes Southern Europe

Ingredients

1 lb Hamburger meat (beef)
100 g Goat cheese, Sheep cheese or Feta
1 medium Onion (cubed)
2 Tbsp Bread crumps
1 Egg
1 tbsp Salt, Pepper and Oregano to season
3 Garlic cloves, minced
1 Tbsp Olive oil

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Serving Size

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Total Time

25 minutes

Bifteki are Greek meat patties. You’d especially appreciate it if you like garlic and the sheep/goat cheese
Serve with the white Yoghurt Sauce Tzatziki

Instructions

Place 1 lb hamburger meat into a bowl.
Drain goat cheese.
Add the cubed onions, egg and breadcrumbs to the hamburger meat.
Mix together.
Season with pepper, salt and oregano.
Press garlic through the garlic press and combine with mixture.
Form it to a beef patty.
Cut goat cheese into small cubes.
Press the meatballs flat and place the goat cheese in the middle. Cover the edges of hamburger meat over the goat cheese and shape into Bifteki beef steaks .
Heat oil in a pan.
Sauté Bifteki from both sides for a short while.
Switch the temperature to medium level.
Fry Bifteki for 8 to 10 minutes turning sides.

Notes

Arrange Bifteki beef steaks with salad on plates. Serve with bread and Tzatziki. Also goes with Greek Flatbread (or Baguette), and a Greek Salad

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Bifteki, spiced and stuffed Greek Beef Patties

Bifteki is a Greek dish consisting of grilled or baked seasoned meat patties made with minced beef or lamb, often mixed with onions and various herbs. The meat patty is typically stuffed with feta cheese, giving it a deliciously rich flavor. It is a popular dish in Greek cuisine.

Serve with a white Yoghurt sauce name Tzatziki