Poached Eggs with Feta Cheese And Yogurt

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Poached Eggs with Feta Cheese And Yogurt

Since I am in Bulgaria I wanted to make this traditional dish called Sirene (Feta) Po Shopski – “from the Shopsko region”. Some time ago a post by Meg L about different egg dishes around the world had the Turkish version of this dish, which is very similar (it doesn’t include the dill for instance). To be fair, there are lots of variations of this even within Bulgaria, and my own family will argue if I am being authentic by not adding tomatoes, and introducing dill, but I stand by this.

Here is what you do – you layer some chunks of feta cheese in your plate, poach an egg or eggs (my favorite method is with a strainer), spoon it over the cheese; then you melt some butter and add paprika to it to sprinkle on top of the egg. Next, you grate some garlic and add it to several tablespoons of yogurt (Greek will do, but regular is the default) along with chopped fresh or dry dill, and spoon the yogurt mix over the rest of the dish. Dip some crusty bread in it and you’ll be quite happy.

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