Veal or Chicken with Walnuts

Serves 4 people 

Ingredients: 

- 2 tablespoons flour 
- 15 finely crushed shelled walnuts 
- 2 beaten egg yokes 
- 1 minced garlic clove 
- 1/4 lb. stick butter 
- 2-3 lbs of Veal or Chicken meat 
cut up in 1" cubes 

Cooking Instructions: 

Place the meat or chicken in a saucepan and cook over medium heat until tender. Then remove the meat setting it aside in a dish while leaving the remaining juices in the saucepan. In another saucepan, add the flour and stir over heat until it becomes light brown in color (do not overcook!) and add the half a stick of butter. Then, add the finely crushed walnuts, minced garlic clove, and the two egg yokes, stirring constantly. Add the juices from the other saucepan and stir until all the ingredients thicken. Immediately remove from the heat to avoid solidifying the egg yolks. Then fold in either the meat or chicken. Pan fry the remaining half stick of butter until brown and pour over the four servings. 

Tirana Fergese with Peppers

Serves 4 people

Ingredients: 

- Green or Red Peppers, half- pound 
- Red Tomatoes, one pound 
- Salted Cottage Cheese or Greek Feta Cheese, half-pound 
- Flour, one tablespoon 
- Butter, one quarter-pound stick 
- Virgin Olive Oil, 3 tablespoons 
Add Salt, Black Pepper, and Chili Pepper to your taste 

Cooking Instructions:

Peel the skin off the tomatoes and peppers. Saute them in a saucepan for 5-7 minutes only in the olive oil and then set them aside to cool down for 15 minutes. Dice them the way you like. In another saucepan, melt the butter. Add flour, cottage or Feta cheese, and black pepper, salt and chili pepper to taste. Mix all the ingredients together and place them in saucepan. Put saucepan in a preheated 350 oven for 15 minutes. Take out and serve immediately.

Tirana Fergese with Veal 

Serves 4 people

Ingredients: 

- Veal Cutlets, one pound 
- Salted Cottage Cheese or Greek Feta Cheese, half-pound 
- Flour, one tablespoon 
- Butter, one quarter-pound stick 
- Virgin Olive Oil, 3 tablespoons 
- Onion, one medium-sized 
Add Salt, Black Pepper, and Chili Pepper to your taste 

Cooking Instructions: 

First, cut the veal cutlets into small pieces and then dice the onion. In a saucepan, preheat the olive oil and saute the meat and onion for 15 minutes. In another saucepan, melt the butter and then add flour, cottage or Feta cheese, and black pepper, salt and chili pepper to taste. Mix all the ingredients together (adding the sauteed meat and onions) in the saucepan and place in a preheated 350 oven for 15 minutes. Take out and serve immediately. 

Note: Instead of veal cutlets, beef liver can be used in the same quantity of meat 
and preparation/cooking instructions as above

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