Τταβάς. Άδεια δημοσίευσης: Υπουργείο Γεωργίας.
Ttavas is one of the most typical Cypriot oven dishes with several local variations.
Name - Recipe
A dish with potatoes, meat, tomatoes, onion and other ingredients, baked in the oven.
1 kg of lamb meat
1 kg of potatoes
3-4 large onions
5-6 ripe tomatoes
1/2 cup oil
cinnamon
2-3 bay leaves
1 teaspoon of cumin, lightly ground
salt, pepper
Cut the meat into chunks. Peel and cut the potatoes in quarters. Peel and slice the onions. Slice the tomatoes. In a clay pot, place rows of meat, potatoes, onions, tomatoes. Add salt, pepper, cinnamon, bay leaf, cumin and oil. Cover with lid or aluminium foil and bake in a moderate oven for 2 hours. (MANRE 2006, 36)
Baking in the oven.
Find variations of Ttavas in the RECIPES section.
Additional information and bibliography
Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture (2006). Cyprus Traditional Preparations, Press and Information Office, Nicosia.
Varvara Yangou
Τταβάς με χοιρινό (Μαγειρεύω Κυπριακά 2014). Πηγή: Μυρσίνη Σεμέλη Τσιάρτα.
Τταβάς σε παραδοσιακό πήλινο σκεύος. Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
Τταβάς σε παραδοσιακό πήλινο σκεύος. Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
Τταβάς σε παραδοσιακό πήλινο σκεύος. Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
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