Ρίφιν (κατσικάκι) σε σάλτσα ντομάτας. Πηγή: Naoto Sato, https://www.flickr.com/photos/naotoj/8519882458/in/photostream/
The meat is fried and then cooked with onion in a tomato sauce. Recipe from Rizokarpaso.
Name - Recipe
Κατσίκι με ντομάτα. Small goat meat with onion in tomato sauce.
1 kg of goat ribs cut in pieces (souvla size)
2 kg of ripe tomatoes, chopped (grated)
Onion cross-cut (as per the Karpasia method)
Olive oil
Bay leaves
Salt
Pepper
A bit of water
Season with salt and fry the meat in a saucepan over low heat until golden brown. Remove from the pan and set aside. Fry the onion in olive oil. Add the tomatoes, salt, pepper and bay leaves and allow the sauce to reduce. At the end, add the meat, a bit of water and simmer over low heat. Serve hot or cold. (Publication permission from: http://www.rizokarpason.com/ sintages1.htm)
Frying.
Cooking in a saucepan.
Additional information and bibliography
"Rizokarpason" publications (2010). Rizokarpason recipes. Retrieved from: http://www.rizokarpason.com/sintages1.htm
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