Well I’m making this tomorrow hope it comes out delicious because I’ve been wanting to try… and since I love cheese I was going to buy 2 feta blocks but nvm lol I’ll stick to only buying one
As a Greek pro chef, I cook w feta frequently. The trick is to finish the dish w crumbled feta and not continue to heat -- just let a little residual heat soften it. If you heat it too much, it breaks down and makes your dish grainy. Feta is a terrible "melting" cheese, hence why you'll never see a feta fondue.
Exactly, it makes it grainy and it makes the dish very sour. I love both the Greek and the Italian kitchen but they don't mix well together. Exchange the feta with mascarpone and this dish will improve considerably.
True, its too gritty . Though I wonder maybe you could use sodium citrate to make a smooth feta sauce. Still doesn't sound too good to be honest because feta is very salty and sour
I made this a few weeks ago and it was amazing, a very important inclusion of chili flake and finishing with a bit of lemon zest and squeeze of juice really pulls it together
If you use enough olive oil, the dish gets less salty and tangy. Since tomatoes and feta are both quite flavorful, you don't really need that much of extra. Although it helps. This kind of trick doesn't work, I know what I've come from and what I made.
So a couple things really help this dish. First, add some base olive oil to the bottom of the pan before you put in the tomatoes. Dice garlic to taste - i like a lot - and add it to the bottom, again before the tomatoes. Finely dice a shallot and add it as well. Then add the tomatoes. Stir. Add salt and pepper. Stir again. Get all the ingredients covered. Then add the feta, hit it all with a final light coat of olive oil and season the cheese and tomatoes. Go very light on the salt at this stage and favor pepper, as Feta is naturally salty. Now bake this for approximately 40-45 minutes. Boil and add your pasta when it's ready. Reserve one cup pasta water. Add pasta and stir. Have a little lemon zest ready. Stir again. Now you've got a balanced dish that isn't so heavy on one flavor.
When I saw the video, I was intrigued but I already knew I’d have to make serious corrections. Such as yes, adding garlic to the tomatoes before roasting, cutting the cheese in half, and I’d definitely add a little sugar to the tomatoes, maybe a splash of red wine vinegar to the tomatoes, and possibly extra veggies to the pasta (like baby spinach). In any event, it’s very rare I find a recipe that I wouldn’t make corrections to. It was interesting so I enjoyed it. I absolutely LOVE MSG. Thank god some people still think it’s ok lol I also agree that this would make a fabulous dip with some pita chips or grilled sourdough bread! ❤️
very interesting corrections you make. by the fact that you have to add sugar to the tomatoes i know you do not have that good tomatoes at your place of living. So your advice is just for a very limited amount of people at your suroundings.Therefore you can suggest but you cannot speak as a worldwide expert.
The dish is fine, and very tasty when seasoned properly. This video and critique is nothing more than sour grapes snobbery from the pretentious, foodie do-gooders who feel like they got left out in the rain because their attempts haven't yielded the success of this particular TikTok food craze. Get over yourselves.
Sure, although the dish is rather salty due to the prime usage of the feta, the cherry tomatoes tend to sweeten it quite a bit. Which is obviously the reason why you should use a 2 to 1 ratio (2 parts tomatoes - 1 part feta) to be able to counter it all. Maybe even the right seasoning, and the extra bit of herbs could help balance it out a bit more. Of course, that's my opinion, and so it happens that my opinion of this dish is rather positive. If you don't like it, that's your opinion and I will respect it. Also... isn't it kind of odd how a food outlet decides to bash a plate for the sole purpose of 'it's popular, so let's do smth abt that'. Don't get me wrong, I've seen them give opinions on other foods, but usually foods from fast-food chains, different restaurants and all that hoo-hah. This is just a meal created by someone on TikTok just because they thought it was great. Just like someone would do it on RUclips. Gotta love how outlets try and find every little thing to be relevant, not gonna lie.
As a home cook ( most of the time when i cook i dont just stop at the bare minimum recipient i always spice and spazz it up as i go ) and their is more types i used cows milk because sheep and goat are more salty.
I just made it for dinner for me and my husband and it was awesome it was good yeah sure it was just tomatoes and feta and pasta but I did it with beef stuffed pasta and for once my husband actually liked something that I cooked LMFAO
as a Greek person, this is a simple dish. Greek food is simple, that is what makes Greek food good, the simplicity. so I am sure it's a pretty good dish. I don't know what this woman is talking about thow, food is not rocket science.
I made this. People said Feta baked tastes gritty, that didn’t happen to me. I mixed pasta water and used a 1/4 cup olive oil. It wasn’t that good though. I tried to jazz it up with fresh thyme, lemon zest, honey, dried chilli. It was nice for trying something for the first time, but I wouldn’t cook it again.
Heres how i’d fix the recipe It needs three things to balance it Creaminess Sweetness Spice. I would recommend cutting a small amount of peaches (it wont be noticed in taste) Also would recommend using pasta water, or xanthan gum to emulsify everything in the blender Include jalapenos or habaneros in the pan.
I made the Kenji-Lopez Alt's version and really liked it, but for the second time I put half the amount of feta and it was the perfect tanginess. I used a very crumbly feta made in a city nearby, and I can say that adding enough pasta water or just hot water to the mix is the trick for a silky emulsion. It's a recipe that I've been making often, the flavor is unique.
Ive tried it multiple times & its bomb. There are variations of the recipe, as its very versitle. Just use common sense. It's pretty fool proof. & its easy & very tasty.
This is such a stupid take. I made this recipe yesterday for my wife and I. Attention to detail follow a good recipe and it is fantastic. People mess up the recipe and then blame the creator of the recipe. So stupid
Second time I made it I used 2 blocks of cheese(ours are smaller), same tomatoes, and olive oil. I did add some crushed garlic but not much. Comes out creamer and more flavour.
Just made this and you are soo wrong because it is absolutely delicious! I didn’t exactly follow any specific recepir but just used all of the commonly used ingredients and a lot of common sense. I used cheap aldi cherry tomates, olive oil, cheap fussili pasta, cows milk feta cheese, a lot of garlic (cut up and full smashed cloves), two spoonfuls of mascarpone, some olives and a lot of black pepper and oregano and basil. Didn’t use salt because feta is already so salty. Its not oily, gritty, sour or anything like that. It has a lot of flavor was pretty simple. Y’all lying
I'm israeli and we eat quite a lot of feta, this recipe is not impressive. It's okay, but nothing more. Try pasta with red sauce olives and grated feta cheese on top.
Stumbled across this video bc of course recommendations 9 months later. This comment section is odd and I find it ironically amusing. Everyone is mad about this video and has also completely proven the point its creators made. This dish works when you add extra ingredients to it. Tomatoes, feta, olive oil, and pasta simply aren't enough. Everyone who was annoyed in the comments has explained that they loved it and then gone on to talk about what they did to make it more palatable, even down to the guy who said he stuck to the original recipe... also he added 4 whole cloves of garlic.
Y'all are trippin, I haven't tried it with mascrarpone but as a greek that doesn't even go crazy for feta, this is BUSSIN
i just made it today and it’s delicious
😂😂😂😩😩
I loved it too!!
Well I’m making this tomorrow hope it comes out delicious because I’ve been wanting to try… and since I love cheese I was going to buy 2 feta blocks but nvm lol I’ll stick to only buying one
As a Greek pro chef, I cook w feta frequently. The trick is to finish the dish w crumbled feta and not continue to heat -- just let a little residual heat soften it. If you heat it too much, it breaks down and makes your dish grainy. Feta is a terrible "melting" cheese, hence why you'll never see a feta fondue.
Exactly, it makes it grainy and it makes the dish very sour.
I love both the Greek and the Italian kitchen but they don't mix well together. Exchange the feta with mascarpone and this dish will improve considerably.
True, its too gritty . Though I wonder maybe you could use sodium citrate to make a smooth feta sauce. Still doesn't sound too good to be honest because feta is very salty and sour
I know it would be completely different, but I would try and use sauteed halloumi cheese instead maybe?
That was my issue . It was a nice flavor but the grainy finish is not what I call pleasant.
@@matthewfuture Sounds delicious🌷🌷🌷🌷
I made this a few weeks ago and it was amazing, a very important inclusion of chili flake and finishing with a bit of lemon zest and squeeze of juice really pulls it together
Yes definitely I’ll add chilli flakes
J Kenji Lopez Alt gave it his stamp of approval, so...
Get out of here with your bad take
Made it today
If you use enough olive oil, the dish gets less salty and tangy. Since tomatoes and feta are both quite flavorful, you don't really need that much of extra. Although it helps.
This kind of trick doesn't work, I know what I've come from and what I made.
The feta gets grainy and sour when baked, try mascarpone instead for a better result.
Or also keep some pasta water.
To be fair, I just had this today and it was literally WTF AMAZING! (You have to use cherry tomatoes grown in the summer)
It’s disgusting
agreed
People who hate this pasta probably just eat mac n cheese.
Tried it today, thought it was tasty
It’s delicious! I added green onions, garlic, mushrooms, asparagus, cream cheese and fresh basil.
So a couple things really help this dish. First, add some base olive oil to the bottom of the pan before you put in the tomatoes. Dice garlic to taste - i like a lot - and add it to the bottom, again before the tomatoes. Finely dice a shallot and add it as well. Then add the tomatoes. Stir. Add salt and pepper. Stir again. Get all the ingredients covered. Then add the feta, hit it all with a final light coat of olive oil and season the cheese and tomatoes. Go very light on the salt at this stage and favor pepper, as Feta is naturally salty. Now bake this for approximately 40-45 minutes. Boil and add your pasta when it's ready. Reserve one cup pasta water. Add pasta and stir. Have a little lemon zest ready. Stir again. Now you've got a balanced dish that isn't so heavy on one flavor.
When I saw the video, I was intrigued but I already knew I’d have to make serious corrections. Such as yes, adding garlic to the tomatoes before roasting, cutting the cheese in half, and I’d definitely add a little sugar to the tomatoes, maybe a splash of red wine vinegar to the tomatoes, and possibly extra veggies to the pasta (like baby spinach).
In any event, it’s very rare I find a recipe that I wouldn’t make corrections to. It was interesting so I enjoyed it.
I absolutely LOVE MSG. Thank god some people still think it’s ok lol
I also agree that this would make a fabulous dip with some pita chips or grilled sourdough bread! ❤️
very interesting corrections you make. by the fact that you have to add sugar to the tomatoes i know you do not have that good tomatoes at your place of living. So your advice is just for a very limited amount of people at your suroundings.Therefore you can suggest but you cannot speak as a worldwide expert.
The dish is fine, and very tasty when seasoned properly. This video and critique is nothing more than sour grapes snobbery from the pretentious, foodie do-gooders who feel like they got left out in the rain because their attempts haven't yielded the success of this particular TikTok food craze. Get over yourselves.
The feta gets grainy and sour when baked, try mascarpone instead for a better result.
@@theresenydahl9531 Cream cheese works too
@@theresenydahl9531 Indeed. This dish is completely next level whem substituting the feta for goat cheese.
I used French feta in brine and seasoned and added zucchini. Kids and adults loved it
@@andrewaguero1656 you got burrata money ??
Y’all are tripping. This dish was beyond amazing! You have to use garlic and fresh basil as well as use some pasta water!
Click bait garbage. It’s actually an amazing recipe. Follow J kenji Lopez’s version. I added pesto, lemon and bacon and the recipe was BUSSIN!!!!
Sure, although the dish is rather salty due to the prime usage of the feta, the cherry tomatoes tend to sweeten it quite a bit. Which is obviously the reason why you should use a 2 to 1 ratio (2 parts tomatoes - 1 part feta) to be able to counter it all. Maybe even the right seasoning, and the extra bit of herbs could help balance it out a bit more.
Of course, that's my opinion, and so it happens that my opinion of this dish is rather positive. If you don't like it, that's your opinion and I will respect it.
Also... isn't it kind of odd how a food outlet decides to bash a plate for the sole purpose of 'it's popular, so let's do smth abt that'. Don't get me wrong, I've seen them give opinions on other foods, but usually foods from fast-food chains, different restaurants and all that hoo-hah.
This is just a meal created by someone on TikTok just because they thought it was great. Just like someone would do it on RUclips.
Gotta love how outlets try and find every little thing to be relevant, not gonna lie.
As a home cook ( most of the time when i cook i dont just stop at the bare minimum recipient i always spice and spazz it up as i go ) and their is more types i used cows milk because sheep and goat are more salty.
I just made it for dinner for me and my husband and it was awesome it was good yeah sure it was just tomatoes and feta and pasta but I did it with beef stuffed pasta and for once my husband actually liked something that I cooked LMFAO
It's pretty good. Y'all need to calm down.
Use mascarpone instead of feta and tell me what you think..
No, you calm down
I agree, it's simple and tasty, and if you don't like it just don't make it??
Greek and Italian cuisine does'nt mix well. The feta makes this dish taste too sour, use mascarpone instead for a better result❤
Thank you!!!
Marscapone is basically butter.. way too much fat & not enough cheese flavor. Way too mild for a pasta dish like this lol
I tried cream cheese and it was wonderful, but the feta was better I thought!
I didn't try it but I like sour dishes
@@nejihiashi This one is extremely sour and grainy so it should fit your personal taste👌
Ah yes they reference the expert culinary opinions - random people on reddit.
It should't but with all the chunky cheese bits, acidic tomatoes, and sheer SOURNESS, it reminds me of....vomit.
as a Greek person, this is a simple dish. Greek food is simple, that is what makes Greek food good, the simplicity. so I am sure it's a pretty good dish. I don't know what this woman is talking about thow, food is not rocket science.
I made this. People said Feta baked tastes gritty, that didn’t happen to me. I mixed pasta water and used a 1/4 cup olive oil. It wasn’t that good though. I tried to jazz it up with fresh thyme, lemon zest, honey, dried chilli. It was nice for trying something for the first time, but I wouldn’t cook it again.
It's a go to side dish for me & my 79 year old BLACK MOTHER LUVS IT!!!
Heres how i’d fix the recipe
It needs three things to balance it
Creaminess
Sweetness
Spice.
I would recommend cutting a small amount of peaches (it wont be noticed in taste)
Also would recommend using pasta water, or xanthan gum to emulsify everything in the blender
Include jalapenos or habaneros in the pan.
I made the Kenji-Lopez Alt's version and really liked it, but for the second time I put half the amount of feta and it was the perfect tanginess. I used a very crumbly feta made in a city nearby, and I can say that adding enough pasta water or just hot water to the mix is the trick for a silky emulsion. It's a recipe that I've been making often, the flavor is unique.
Ive tried it multiple times & its bomb. There are variations of the recipe, as its very versitle. Just use common sense. It's pretty fool proof. & its easy & very tasty.
This is such a stupid take. I made this recipe yesterday for my wife and I. Attention to detail follow a good recipe and it is fantastic. People mess up the recipe and then blame the creator of the recipe. So stupid
Second time I made it I used 2 blocks of cheese(ours are smaller), same tomatoes, and olive oil. I did add some crushed garlic but not much. Comes out creamer and more flavour.
Actually, it is as good as it seems.
Ew
It’s really really good. Just add coarsely chopped chopped garlic, some Italian seasoning and cracked pepper to it. And use bronze cut pasta.
This tasted really good. I don't get what this video is trying to say.
I used danish feta and it was delicious
It was so so good loved it
Just made this and you are soo wrong because it is absolutely delicious! I didn’t exactly follow any specific recepir but just used all of the commonly used ingredients and a lot of common sense. I used cheap aldi cherry tomates, olive oil, cheap fussili pasta, cows milk feta cheese, a lot of garlic (cut up and full smashed cloves), two spoonfuls of mascarpone, some olives and a lot of black pepper and oregano and basil. Didn’t use salt because feta is already so salty. Its not oily, gritty, sour or anything like that. It has a lot of flavor was pretty simple. Y’all lying
Yep! Minus the olives I did the same. Just made it my own...and it was amazing!!
We used mozzarella instead and loved it.
I was thinking mozzarella would be better too. Thanks!
It's good with mozzarella. But then it's basically just baked spaghetti
Sooo you made a baked spaghetti?? Lol
It needs sugar to cut all the dam acid....
And it needs garlic!!!
And literally any other veggie
Bell peppers
Carrots
Onions
Artichoke hearts
This is amazing! Thanks. Now I can try these tips to help make the dish :)
Of course feta is like parmesan. Is a topper not a main cheese. Too salty these kids are gonna die 😂
Tried. Very disappointed. Feta wrecks any balance, way too tart.
I mean, it’s just cherry tomatoes and garlic.
tried multiple times with few tweeks.. REALLY GOOD.
I'm israeli and we eat quite a lot of feta, this recipe is not impressive. It's okay, but nothing more. Try pasta with red sauce olives and grated feta cheese on top.
I agree a 100%. The feta gets grainy and sour when baked.
It’s all about how well the photo turns out 😛..but I eat all those ingredients cold all the time, so I know what U mean.
@@georgehenry76 👍😀
The recipe is so delicious and so versatile!
Stumbled across this video bc of course recommendations 9 months later. This comment section is odd and I find it ironically amusing. Everyone is mad about this video and has also completely proven the point its creators made. This dish works when you add extra ingredients to it. Tomatoes, feta, olive oil, and pasta simply aren't enough. Everyone who was annoyed in the comments has explained that they loved it and then gone on to talk about what they did to make it more palatable, even down to the guy who said he stuck to the original recipe... also he added 4 whole cloves of garlic.
There is no "cow's milk feta". Period. Other than that... whatever rocks one's boat!
To make the cheese smooth, remove it from tomatoes and place in a blender with some pasta water and add back to pasta. Problem solved.
Really a average food outlet is trying to bash tiktok.
Tiktok is only a platform like youtube.
I’d eat that cold, but not hot.
I can’t stand feta cheese so I use queso fresco cheese but this is SOOOO GOOD!!
At least they got expert opinions from Reddit lmao
I made it the other day it was even better as leftovers.
I made it and wasn't impressed.
I agree. Switch the feta to mascarpone and tell me if you like it.
@@theresenydahl9531 I will give that a try. Thank you.
@@theresenydahl9531 do you own a mascarpone factory?
@@Finn959 I wish!😁
nah this shits good your trippin shordy
I love feta, or goat cheese, but naw. I'm good
This dish I amazing which is why it's so popular. Ignore this negative video.
The video is just straight up hating lol
i really suggest you back off just a little. making this stuff is fun and good enough.
I tried it and it wasn’t good
Who asked?
Feta is too salty for noodles
That and it can be dry too.
Most of all it gets granit and sour when baked, use mascarpone instead.
Agreed. It was not all that great when I tried it 👎.
It bum I made it today and was freaken expensive
It looks good , l do like roasted feta with grilled pita.
I made it- it was sour and made me vomit. What can I use next time to get rid of sour taste ?
Mozzarella or Marscapone would be better!
Tried it. Disgusting.
I would replace the feta with ricotta (not baked)
I am greek, feta is our national dish, and we never make that abomination!
I agree. Feta gets grainy and sour when baked, switch to mascarpone instead for this particular dish.
I love feta, but... (Insert your bullshit anti-feta point/ideology here)
this is really just an awful video.
Umm... You sure talk a lot.
It is good.
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I'm allergic to tomato.