Κοτόπουλο βραστό. Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
Very simple, easy and healthy chicken recipe. Boiled in water and served with a squeeze of lemon.
Name - Recipe
Κοτόπουλο βραστό.
Version A
1 medium-sized chicken
Lemon
Salt
Water
Version B
1 chicken
½ teaspoon of salt
Version A
In a pot, boil the chicken with lemon and salt for a long time until tender. Serve on a platter and squeeze lemon on top. Serve hot. (Charalambos Rossides Hadjiharalambous, 77 years old, Kyperounda)
Version B
In a pot, boil water and add the chicken. Add the salt. Skim with a spoon. Boil for about half an hour (Stavrou Eleni, 70 years old from Agros)
Boiling.
Functional and symbolic role
Boiled chicken was mainly prepared in winter. Use the chicken broth to make egg and lemon soup (with rice). Find the recipe of egg and lemon soup in the Recipes section.
Additional information and bibliography
In the past, individual houses had their own chicken in the garden which they would use for their cooking needs (Stavrou Eleni, 70 years old, from Agros).
Oral testimonies: Charalambos Rossides Hadjiharalambous, 77 years old, Kyperounda (see. Kourri, P. and Lazarou, S. (eds.) (2007). Traditional recipes of the village of Kyperounda, Unpublished data).
Eleni Stavrou, 70 years old from Agros. Elena Savva, October 2010.
Stalo Lazarou, Elena Savva, Marina Constantinou
Το κομμένο κοτόπουλο τοποθετείται σε νερό, με αλάτι και λεμόνι. Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
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Σερβίρεται σε πιάτο. Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
Περιχύνεται με λεμόνι. Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
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