Στιφάδο με ρύζι (Μαγειρεύω Κυπριακά 2013). Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
A dish that in the past was not prepared very often, since meat was expensive. It was mainly served on festive occasions. The recipe comes from Aradippou in the Larnaca district.
Name - Recipe
Στιφάδο με ρύζι.
For the stew:
3 slices of steak
2 large onions
½ glass of wine
½ glass of vinegar
½ glass of water
1 cube of beef stock
1 bay leaf
4 black peppercorns
For the rice:
½ onion finely chopped
1 tomato, finely chopped
A bit of oil
½ cup of rice
1 glass of water
½ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
In a pan, heat the oil and sauté the onion. Add the meat and sauté until golden brown. Add the wine, vinegar and stock along with half a glass of water, and continue cooking until the food comes together. In a separate pan, heat the oil and sauté the chopped onion. Add the tomato, and then the water. Once they come to a boil add the rice and cook over high heat while stirring. (Eleni Alambriti, Cooking Cypriot food 2012-2013)
Sautéing.
Cooking in a pot.
The stock is an addition to the original recipe (Eleni Alambriti, Cooking Cypriot food 2012-2013).
Functional and symbolic role
This dish in the past was not prepared very often, since meat was expensive. It was mainly served on festive occasions. (Eleni Alambriti, Cypriot Cooking 2012-2013).
Additional information and bibliography
Recording: Eleni Alambriti (16 years old, student of Pascal English School Larnaca) from the narration of Eleni Iordanou (62 years old) see Cyprus Food and Nutrition Museum (2014). Cooking Cypriot food 2012-2013 (ed. Petroulla Hadjittofi), unpublished data.
Petroulla Hadjittofi
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