Κατσίκι ψητό με πατάτες. Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
Preferably, roasted in a traditional wood-fired oven which gives a special aroma to the food.
Name - Recipe
Κατσίκα στο φούρνο.
2 kg of goat meat
2 kg of potatoes
1 glass of vegetable oil
2 glasses of water
1-2 tomatoes
2-3 bay leaves
2-3 cinnamon sticks
1 teaspoon of salt
In a roasting tin cut the meat into pieces. Cut also the potatoes in half after peeling them. Add the bay leaf and cinnamon, oil and water. Slice the tomatoes and place them on top of the meat and potatoes. Season with salt. Cover the tin with aluminium foil and cook in the oven until done. (Panagiota Savva, 65 years old, from Agios Ioannis of Agros)
Baking in the oven.
This recipe serves 8 people. To prepare the traditional wood-fired oven, we put wood chips and light them in the oven until they turn white. Leave the charcoal in and put the roasting tin in. Close the oven with its lid and put clay made of earth and water around the lid to prevent air from entering. After 2 hours, remove the aluminium foil and leave the food for another 1.5 hours to roast. (Panagiota Savva, 65 years old from Agios Ioannis Agros)
Functional and symbolic role
This dish was made at weddings. For a wedding of 200 people we used to prepare 25 roasting tins. (Panagiota Savva, 65 years old from Agios Ioannis Agros)
Additional information and bibliography
Oral testimony: Panagiota Savva, 65 years old from Agios Ioannis of Agros, recorded by Elena Savva, October 2010.
Elena Savva, Marina Constantinou
Κατσίκι ψητό με πατάτες. Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
Ψητό με ρίφι (κατσικάκι). Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
Ψητό με ρίφι (κατσικάκι). Νοστιμίζεται με την προσθήκη ντομάτας. Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
Ψητό κατσίκι με πατάτες. Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
Αίγια (κατσίκα) ψητό, σερβιρισμένη σε πιάτο. Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
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