Κολοκάσι καουρμάς.
"... while sautéing the kolokas, peel the potatoes and add them in the pot. Add the tomato juice, celery, salt and pepper and simmer.” (Andri Demetriou, Kyperounda)
Name - Recipe
Κολοκάσι καβουρμάς Taro root cooked in tomato sauce with celery and other vegetables.
1 kg taro root
3 potatoes
Celery
Onion
1 tomato juice
Salt, pepper
Lemon
A bit of oil
Peel the kolokasi, wipe it with paper towels, cut it into small slices, put it in a bowl and add the lemon juice. In a saucepan, sauté the onion until golden brown and add the kolokasi. While sautéing the kolokasi, peel the potatoes and add them to the pot. Add the tomato juice, celery, salt and pepper and simmer until Molokai is cooked through. (Andri Demetriou, Kyperounda)
Sautéing.
Simmering in a pot.
Additional information and bibliography
Oral testimony: Andri Demetriou, Kyperounda (see Kourri, P. and Lazarou, S. (eds.) (2007). Traditional recipes of the village of Kyperounda, unpublished data).
Stalo Lazarou
Κολοκάσι.
Κολοκάσι ωμό, σε κομμάτια.
Κολοκάσι καουρμάς.
Κολοκάσι καουρμάς. Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
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