Ψητό με πατάτες (Μαγειρεύω Κυπριακά 2014). Πηγή: Ελλάδα Γιάγκου.
Psito - roast meat or chicken with potatoes is the most popular Cypriot dish cooked in the oven. It is particularly associated with the family Sunday lunch.
Name - Recipe
Ψητό κοτόπουλο με πατάτες.
½ chicken skin on (about 1 kg)
6 medium-sized potatoes
1 red onion, sliced
1-2 tomatoes, sliced
1 cup olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
A pinch of oregano
½ cup water
Salt, black pepper
Garlic
Place the chicken in a roasting tin, pierce it and insert the garlic. Peel and wash the potatoes. Cut them in half and pierce them with a notch to cook inside as well. Season with salt and pepper and add the lemon juice, oregano, oil and water. Top with the onion and tomatoes. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for about 2 hours. When golden brown, turn it over and add a little water if necessary.
Roasting in the oven.
Functional and symbolic role
Roast meat or chicken with potatoes is the most popular dish cooked in the oven. It is particularly associated with the family Sunday lunch (note: Petroula Hadjittofi).
Additional information and bibliography
Recording: Ellada Yangou (12 years old, student of the Ypsonas High School) from the narration of her grandmother (58 years old, place of origin: Limassol). See Cyprus Food and Nutrition Museum (2014) Cooking Cypriot food 2013-2014 (ed. Petroula Hadjittofi), unpublished data.
Petroula Hadjittofi
Ψητό κατσίκι με πατάτες. Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
Αρνί ψητό. Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
Κοτόπουλο ψητό έτοιμο να μπει στο φούρνο, 7/5/2014. Πηγή: Ελένη Δημητρίου.
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