Σαμπαστή (Μαγειρεύω Κυπριακά 2014). Πηγή: Κατερίνα Λαζάρου.
An old family recipe from Larnaca.
Name - Recipe
Σάλτσα ντομάτας "κέτσαπ".
Chicken with tomatoes and onions.
2-3 pieces of chicken
7 red onions, cut in slices
5-6 peeled tomatoes, chopped or grated
2 bay leaves
Salt, pepper, cinnamon
Oil
Water
In a pot, put oil and fry the chicken. Remove the chicken and add the onions and fry them well. Remove some oil and add the tomatoes, to simmer for a while. Add the chicken, pepper, cinnamon, salt and bay leaf and stir. Add water and allow to simmer. (Elena Eleftheriou, Cooking Cypriot food 2013-2014)
Frying.
Simmering
Additional information and bibliography
Recording: Elena Eleftheriou (15 years old, student of Vergina Larnaca High School) from the narration of her grandmother (64 years old) see Cyprus Food and Nutrition Museum (2014). Cooking Cypriot food 2013-2014 (ed. Petroulla Hadjittofi), unpublished data.
Petroulla Hadjittofi
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