Comments on: Orzo cooked in Tomato Sauce (Manestra)

By: Lulu

Lulu — Mon, 04 May 2009 02:08:32 +0000

Thanks, Andreas! Yay, Nafplio!

By: Andreas

Andreas — Mon, 04 May 2009 00:59:28 +0000

In Nafplio we call this dish manestra as the recipie author.

By: Lulu

Lulu — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:39:03 +0000

Hi Kristine,

Yes, browning the orzo gives it a nice nutty flavor.

By: Kristine

Kristine — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:21:11 +0000

I saute’ the orzo and onions in butter and olive oil a little before adding vegetable broth and then a little can of tomato sauce.
Also, I put chickpeas in it in for protein since we are vegetarians.

By: tastythaicooking

tastythaicooking — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:15:16 +0000

Glad I found your site. I will try some of your recipes soon! Thanks for sharing.

By: Lulu

Lulu — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:39:58 +0000

Hi Angie, glad you liked it!

By: Angie

Angie — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:20:14 +0000

Made this last night with pork chops for the three of us. I used 1/2 lb of orzo and followed the recipe exactly.

Very, very good, the family loved it. Needless to say, there were no leftovers. Next time, rather than three cans of water, I might try low sodium chicken broth for even more flavor.

Thanks for this recipe, just wonderful! I’ll be making this quite often!

By: Cassandra

Cassandra — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:34:47 +0000

Mmmm… kritharaki. In Thessaloniki too we would call this kritharaki. It could probably be called giouvetsi too, but I’ve always used the term giouvetsi for kritharaki with meat. It’s such a pity we can’t find orzo very easily in London; however, my partner did manage to find some packets once, at the beginning of my pregnancy. When I had that terrible 1st trimester morning sickness I found that kritharaki & plain rice were the only things I could eat, so my partner kept going to that same place, at the other side of London, to fetch me some more kritharaki…. AAAAAAhhhhh, now I’m longing for some more, think I’ll ask him again! Thanks for the recipe.

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By: Lulu

Lulu — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:49:33 +0000

I’ll have to try that, Maria.

By: maria verivaki

maria verivaki — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:40:51 +0000

basil is a common herb these days, but a Greek would probably use mint instead

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