Louvi (black-eyed beans) with butternut squash
Λουβιά με κόκκινη κολοκύθα (Μαγειρεύω Κυπριακά 2014). Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
A dish, which was prepared for financial reasons, when there was leftover food from the previous day's meal. The recipe comes from Yermasogia, a suburb of Limassol.
Name - Recipe
Φασόλια μαυρομάτικα με κόκκινη κολοκύθα. Black-eyed beans with butternut squash.
2 cups of butternut squash
½ kilo of cooked louvi
4 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 green onion
salt
Dice the squash into large pieces and boil for 10 minutes. In a pan, heat the oil and add the onions. When the onions are golden brown, add the cooked louvi and the squash. Fry for 3- 4 minutes while stirring occasionally. Add salt. (Rafaella Lazarou, Cooking Cypriot food 2012-2013)
Boiling.
Sautéing.
Serve with warm rustic bread and a salad which contains tomato, rocket and honey, balsamic vinegar and olive oil (Rafaella Lazarou, Cooking Cypriot food 2012-2013).
Functional and symbolic role
A dish, which was prepared for financial reasons, when there was leftover food from the previous day's meal. (Rafaella Lazarou, Cooking Cypriot food 2012-2013)
Additional information and bibliography
Recording: Rafaella Lazarou (12 years old, student of Theklio High School of Limassol); from the narration of Ivi Lazarou (78 years old, Potamos Yermasogeias). See Cyprus Food and Nutrition Museum (2014); Cooking Cypriot food 2012-2013 (ed. Petroulla Hadjittofi), unpublished data.
Petroulla Hadjittofi
Λουβί ξερό. Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
Λουβί φρέσκο. Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
Κόκκινο κολοκύθι (κοτσινοκόλοκο) ψημένο. Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
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