Φασόλια με κοφτό μακαρονάκι. Πηγή: Meal Makeover Moms, https://www.flickr.com/photos/mealmakeovermoms/3903735632/
The combination of pasta and legumes is not uncommon in Cypriot cuisine, and this recipe is a good example!
Name - Recipe
Φασόλια με κοφτό μακαρονάκι. Beans with maccheroni.
½ kilo of beans
1 glass of olive oil
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
1 onion cut into slices
1 clove of garlic
1 celery stick, chopped
Parsley, finely chopped
1/2 - 3/4 cup of maccheroni
Salt, pepper
Soak the beans in water overnight. On the following day, boil the beans in water in a pressure cooker (lid off) enough to skim them. Add all the ingredients except the salt and the pasta. Cook in the pressure cooker for 15 minutes. Then add the maccheroni and salt and if necessary add hot water and cook (lid off) for another 10 minutes. (MANRE 2008)
Boiling.
Additional information and bibliography
Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture (2008). Legumes and the Mediterranean diet, Press and Information Office, Nicosia.
Varvara Yangou
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