Beans with kolokíthi (sweet marrow)
Beans with kolokíthi. Πηγή: cookbookman17, https://www.flickr.com/photos/cookbookman/5684475690
Glykokóloko (sweet marrow) blends nicely with boiled beans. Another common combination in Cypriot cuisine is with blackeyed beans (louvi).
Name - Recipe
Φασόλια με κολοκύθι.
1 glass of beans
½ glass of sweet marrow, cut
3 tbsp olive oil
Lemon juice
A pinch of salt
Wash the beans and soak them in water overnight. On the following day, drain the beans and add them in a pot. Add clean water to cover them. Boil them until they are half cooked. Drain them in the colander. Transfer the beans to the pot and add fresh water. Once they start boiling, add the chopped sweet marrow and continue boiling until done. Add salt and serve on a platter with olive oil and lemon juice. (Marianna Mina and Christina Peratikou, Kyperounda)
Boiling.
Additional information and bibliography
Oral testimony: Marianna Mina and Christina Peratikou (see Kourri, P. and Lazarou, S. (eds.) (2007). Traditional recipes of the village of Kyperounda, unpublished data).
Stalo Lazarou
Λουβί με κολοκούι (φασόλια μαυρομάτικα με κολοκύθι). Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
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