{"id":15053,"date":"2024-07-29T21:38:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T18:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olivenflower.gr\/seftalies-traditional-cypriot-dish-2024\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T07:28:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T04:28:49","slug":"sheftalies-cypriot-dish-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olivenflower.gr\/en\/sheftalies-cypriot-dish-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheftalies Traditional Cypriot dish. 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sheftalia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sheftalies<\/a><\/strong><\/span> are one of the most beloved traditional Cypriot dishes, known for their juicy taste and the aroma of <a href=\"https:\/\/olivenflower.gr\/en\/product-category\/herbs-spices\/spices-herbs\/spices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">spices<\/span><\/a>. Below you will find an authentic recipe for homemade sheftalies that you will love!<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-background\">Traditional Cypriot Seftalies<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/olivenflower.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/&#x3A0;&#x3B1;&#x3C1;&#x3B1;&#x3B4;&#x3BF;&#x3C3;&#x3B9;&#x3B1;&#x3BA;&#x3AD;&#x3C2;-&#x39A;&#x3C5;&#x3C0;&#x3C1;&#x3B9;&#x3B1;&#x3BA;&#x3AD;&#x3C2;-&#x3A3;&#x3B5;&#x3C6;&#x3C4;&#x3B1;&#x3BB;&#x3B9;&#x3AD;&#x3C2;.jpg\" alt=\"Seftalies Cypriot dish\" class=\"wp-image-18515\" style=\"width:327px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ingredients (for about 10 sheftalies)<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>500 g minced meat (half pork &#8211; half beef)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 large onion, chopped<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tomato, grated<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 slices of bread, soaked and drained<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 tbsp chopped parsley<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tsp cumin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd tsp cinnamon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Salt and pepper to taste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 egg (optional for better consistency)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10 pieces of <span class=\"mw-page-title-main\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caul_fat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caul fat<\/a> (<\/span>\u00a0pork fat, cleaned)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instructions<\/h3>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Preparing the filling:<\/strong> In a bowl, mix the minced meat, onion, tomato, bread, parsley, cumin, cinnamon, salt and pepper. If desired, add the egg to help the mixture bind better. Knead well and leave the mixture in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Preparing the graft:<\/strong> Rinse the Caul fat well with lukewarm water to soften it. Cut into square pieces (approximately 10&#215;10 cm).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wrapping:<\/strong> Take a portion of the minced meat and form it into a small cylindrical patty. Place the minced meat on a piece of Caul fat and wrap tightly so that it is completely covered.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Grilling:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>On the coals:<\/strong> Grill the sheftalies over high heat for about 15-20 minutes, turning them frequently until they are evenly browned.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In the oven:<\/strong> Bake at 200\u00b0C for 25-30 minutes, until crispy on the outside.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/olivenflower.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/&#x3A0;&#x3B1;&#x3C1;&#x3B1;&#x3B4;&#x3BF;&#x3C3;&#x3B9;&#x3B1;&#x3BA;&#x3AD;&#x3C2;-&#x39A;&#x3C5;&#x3C0;&#x3C1;&#x3B9;&#x3B1;&#x3BA;&#x3AD;&#x3C2;-&#x3A3;&#x3B5;&#x3C6;&#x3C4;&#x3B1;&#x3BB;&#x3B9;&#x3AD;&#x3C2;-3.jpg\" alt=\"Traditional Cypriot Seftalies\" class=\"wp-image-18517\" style=\"width:329px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-background\">Seftalies Cypriot dish Serving<\/h3>\n\n<p>Served warm in a pita with tomato, cucumber, onion and a little yogurt or tahini. They go perfectly with a rustic salad and french fries!<\/p>\n\n<p>Check out our authentic, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #00ccff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #00ccff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/olivenflower.gr\/en\/product-category\/herbs-spices\/spices-herbs\/spices\/\">freshly ground spices<\/a><\/strong><\/span> such as cumin, cinnamon and oregano, ideal for traditional Cypriot and Greek recipes.<\/p>\n\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheftalia Cypriot dish. made from minced meat wrapped in foil and grilled over charcoal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18514,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[758],"tags":[573,692],"class_list":["post-15053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cooking-with-spices","tag-cooking-recipes","tag-greek-cuisine"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivenflower.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivenflower.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivenflower.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivenflower.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivenflower.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15053"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/olivenflower.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22189,"href":"https:\/\/olivenflower.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15053\/revisions\/22189"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivenflower.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivenflower.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivenflower.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivenflower.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}