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" Put the chicken in the oven until it browns. Then, add the wine and let it cook through." (Charalambos Roussidi Hadjiharalambous, Kyperounda)
Name - Recipe
Κοτόπουλο κρασάτο.
1 medium chicken
1 glass of wine
2 lemons
A bit of salt
Some oregano
A little pepper
2-3 tablespoons of oil
Cut the chicken into pieces and add salt, oil, oregano and pepper. Mix them well, put them in a baking tray and in the oven to brown the chicken. Then, add the wine and let it cook well. Then serve while hot and... bon appétit!!! (Charalambos Roussidi Hadjiharalambous, 77 years old, Kyperounda)
Roasting in the oven.
Additional information and bibliography
Oral testimony: Charalambos Rossides Chadjicharalambous, 77 years old, Kyperounda (see. Kourri, P. and Lazarou, S. (eds.) (2007). Traditional recipes of the village of Kyperounda, unpublished data).
Stalo Lazarou
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