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.
Bifteki is one of those Greek comfort dishes that feels rustic, hearty, and irresistibly flavorful. The magic lies in the juicy meat mixture and the creamy, salty surprise of cheese tucked inside. Here’s how to make it at home, step by step:
To make traditional Greek Bifteki, start by placing one pound of hamburger meat into a large mixing bowl. Drain the goat cheese and set it aside for later. Add the cubed onion, egg, and breadcrumbs to the meat, then mix everything together thoroughly. Season the mixture with salt, pepper, and oregano, and press the garlic cloves through a garlic press before folding them into the meat. Once the mixture is well combined, shape it into patties.
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
Cut the drained goat cheese into small cubes. Flatten each meat patty, place a few cubes of cheese in the center, and fold the edges of the meat over the filling. Shape each portion into an oval Bifteki steak, making sure the cheese is fully enclosed so it melts beautifully inside during cooking.
Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium‑high heat and sauté the Bifteki briefly on both sides until lightly browned. Reduce the heat to medium and continue frying the patties for eight to ten minutes, turning occasionally, until they are cooked through and juicy.
Bifteki is best served warm, arranged on plates alongside a fresh salad. It pairs wonderfully with crusty bread, Greek flatbread, or baguette, and is especially delicious with a generous spoonful of Tzatziki. A classic Greek salad makes the perfect companion to round out the meal.
Also goes with Baguette) and Balkan Rice
Greek Beef steaks (Bifteki) with Tzatziki sauce
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
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
To be served with Tzatziki sauce or a French baguette
