Σχίνος. Πηγή: Forest & Kim Starr, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schinus_terebinthifolius#/media/File:Starr_041018-0009_Schinus_terebinthifolius.jpg
A recipe for cooking game birds (song thrush or others). They are boiled and flavoured with šinnos (pistacia lentiscus) and lemon juice.
Name - Recipe
Πουλιά λεμονάτα με καρπούς σχίνου.
12 song thrushes or other birds
1/2 glass of olive oil
1 1/2 tsp salt
2-3 tsp šinnos
1/2 glass of water
1 glass of lemon
Wash the birds, cut them in the middle and remove the entrails. Add them to a pot with the olive oil and water. Cover the pot with a lid and simmer until they are cooked. 15 minutes before they are done, add the lemon, šinnos and salt. Cover them and let them simmer to combine. (Maria Bakaliaou, Kornos)
Simmering.
Serve with rice and vegetables.
Additional information and bibliography
Oral testimony: Maria Bakaliaou, 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).
Stalo Lazarou
Σχίνος (Pistacia lentiscus). Πηγή: http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/
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