INGREDIENTS

• 1/5kgr mussels in shells
• 3 cloves garlic (whole)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2/3 cup of ouzo or tsipouro
• 2 lemons (juice)
• Salt and pepper

METHOD

1. Wash the mussels with a brush to remove the fluff parts.
2. In a saucepan sauté the garlic in the olive oil.
3. Once the garlic begins to golden brown, remove it from the saucepan.
4. Add the mussels to saucepan, the lemon juice and cover the pan for 2′.
5. Check if there is any mussels that have not opened and discard them.
6. Add the ouzo and let it boil over medium heat until evaporates the alcohol.
7. Serve as long as they are warm.

Recipe from FoodBuzz – original article and photo link here.

100 gr eggplant

100gr carrots

30ml ouzo

30ml olive oil

50ml cream

salt and pepper to taste

5 No5 sized shrimp

Grate the carrots and eggplants (not too fine), wash and clean the shrimps.   Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and sautee the shrimps for 3 minutes.   Add the vegetables and fry for another 2 minutes.   Then add the ouzo and light it up!  (Flambe!)   As soon as the ouzo has evaporated and the fire is out, add the salt and peppet and cream.   Wait it all to congeal and serve.   Enjoy with …ouzo of course!