Μουσακάς με πατάτες, και σαλάτα (Μαγειρεύω Κυπριακά 2014). Πηγή: Ραφαέλα Μαραγκού.
Cypriot version of moussaka, which was made in the past. It was a simple dish, since it was made only with potatoes and minced meat, without béchamel. It was usually served at weddings. Today, some women still make this recipe.
Name - Recipe
Μουσακάς με πατάτες.
1 onion
3/4 glass of olive oil
½ kg minced meat
Salt
Pepper
Parsley
4-5 tomatoes
5-6 potatoes
Finely chop the onion and sauté it in a pan, along with parsley, tomato (or tomato juice) and the salt, pepper, Cut the potatoes into slices. Fry the potatoes in plenty of olive oil. In a baking dish, layer some potatoes, top with the minced meat and then layer again with potatoes. Cook in the oven. (Raphaela Marangou, Cooking Cypriot food 2013-2014)
Sautéing.
Frying.
Baking in the oven.
Functional and symbolic role
Cypriot version of moussaka, which was made in the past. It was a simple dish, since it was made only with potatoes and minced meat, without béchamel. It was usually served at weddings. Today, some women still make this recipe.
It was usually served at weddings (Rafaela Marangou).
Additional information and bibliography
Recording: Raphaela Marangou (13 years old, student of the Gymnasium of Ypsonas) from her grandmother's narration. See Cyprus Food and Nutrition Museum (2014). Cooking Cypriot food 2013-2014 (ed. Petroulla Hadjittofi), unpublished data.
Petroulla Hadjittofi
Μουσακάς με μελιτζάνες, πατάτες, κολοκυθάκια και μπεσαμέλ, όπως παρασκευάζεται σήμερα. Πηγή: Robert Kindermann, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moussaka#/media/File:MussakasMeMelitsanesKePatates01.JPG
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