Saganaki

Ingredients

• 8 3/4 ozkefalograviera cheese, cut into two thick slabs
• 3 tbspplain flour, for dusting
• 3 tbspextra virgin olive oil
• 1lemon, cut into wedges
• 1/2 tspdried oregano
• 1/4 tspblack pepper, coarsely cracked

Method

1. 1

   Run the slabs of cheese briefly under cold water, shake them off, then press them into the flour so every face is covered. Knock off the excess.

2. 2

   Heat the olive oil in a small heavy frying pan over a high flame until it shimmers and moves like water when you tilt it.

3. 3

   Lay the cheese in and leave it alone until the underside is a deep even gold, then turn it once and do the same on the other side.

4. 4

   Slide it straight onto a warm plate, squeeze a lemon wedge over the top and finish with the oregano and cracked pepper.