Giouvetsi, yiouvetsi, or youvetsi (, , from
Turkish ) is a
Greek dish made with
chicken
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,
lamb or
beef
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and pasta, either ''kritharaki'' (
orzo) or ''
hilopites'' (small square noodles), and tomato sauce (usually spiced with
allspice and sometimes
cinnamon
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,
cloves or
bay leaves
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). Other common ingredients include onions/
shallots, garlic,
beef stock, and red wine. It is characteristically baked in a clay pot, a
güveç, and served with
grated cheese.
In Cyprus it is topped with a cheesy bechamel sauce and does not typically contain meat.
Paula Wolfert called it "one of the most famous of all
Greek Island lamb dishes."
See also
*
Ghivetch, a Balkan food
*
List of pasta dishes
References
External links
Recipe (in Greek)Recipe (in English)
Greek cuisine
Meat dishes
Pasta dishes
Casserole dishes
Stews
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