When my family and I went to Greece on vacation earlier this year we re-discovered an old favorite dish that I used to make years ago called Giouvetsi (pronounced: yoo-VET-see). Some people also spell it Giouvetsi or Yuvetsi, but hey, it’s all Greek to me!

Basically this dish can be made with beef, lamb or chicken but the principle is the same. We’re going to slow cook the meat in a fantastic tomato based sauce with a few essential Greek seasonings until the meat is so tender it falls apart. Then, we’re going to add in some Greek rice-shaped pasta and bake the whole thing until it absorbs all that saucy goodness!

Damn! It’s making me hungry just writing about it, so let’s get to it!
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