Receta · Tirana, Albania

Fërgesë

Peppers, tomatoes and cheese

⏱ 45 min🍽 Serves 4

Tirana's comfort dish: roasted peppers and tomatoes cooked down with salty white cheese until creamy. Eat it hot from the clay dish with bread.

Fërgesë
Photo: Rrezjaediellit, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Përbërësit

Ingredients

  • 4 red or green peppers
  • 3 ripe tomatoes, chopped
  • 300 g gjizë (curd cheese) or cottage cheese
  • 150 g feta, crumbled
  • 3 tbsp butter or olive oil
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • Salt, pepper and chilli flakes

Përgatitja

Method

  1. Roast or char the peppers, peel them and cut into strips.
  2. Melt the butter, stir in the flour for 1 minute, then add the tomatoes and cook until saucy.
  3. Add the peppers and cheeses and stir until creamy. Season.
  4. Spoon into a clay or oven dish and bake at 200 °C (390 °F) for 15 minutes until bubbling.

Tip: Some families add liver for fërgesë with mëlçi.

Video

Watch it made

Videos are by independent Albanian cooks on YouTube. Their method may differ from ours.

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