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Recipe for stuffed game birds (partridges, pigeons or quails). “Brush with butter, put oregano and pieces of halloumi in the cavity and roast in the oven." (Stavroula Vorka, Kornos)
Name - Recipe
Πουλιά με χαλούμι, κυπριακό λευκό τυρί. Game birds stuffed with halloumi and oregano.
Partridges or pigeons or quails
Butter
Chunks of halloumi
Oregano
Boil the birds until they are cooked (be careful not to overcook because they will melt). Brush with butter, add oregano and pieces of halloumi in their cavity and roast in the oven. (Stavroula Vorka, Kornos)
Boiling.
Roasting in the oven.
Additional information and bibliography
Oral testimony: Stavroula Vorka, Kornos. Recipe editing: Marilena Ioannidou (see Little Volunteers and Women's Association of Kornos (2009). Traditional dishes of Kornos (ed. Marilena Ioannidou). Publication permission: Archontiko Papadopoulou, Kornos).
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