Yuvetsi kritharaki me kima kypriotiko
Yield: 4 servings Kar
Ingredients:
- 2 tb Vegetable oil or margarine 2 tb Tomato paste
- 1 lb Lean meat ground 1 c -Hot water
- 1 Onion; minced or grated 1 qt Stock (same flavor as meat) Salt & freshly ground pepper 1 1/4 c Kritharaki or orzo
- 3 Whole cloves Parsley or watercress
Instructions:
Heat the oil and mash the meat into it with a fork then cook over moderate heat stirring constantly until the raw color disappears. Add the onion salt and pepper to taste spices and tomato paste diluted with hot water. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes then remove the spices. Add the hot stock and kritharaki and transfer to a buttered "yuvetsi" or baking casserole. Taste and adjust seasonings. Bake in a moderately hot oven for 40 minutes or until the pasta is tender and all liquid has been absorbed stirring once. Remove from the oven. Drape with a dry kitchen towel to absorb moisture. Serve hot garnished with parsley or watercress. From: "The Food of Greece" by Vilma Liacouras Chantiles Avenel Books New York. Typed for you by Karen Mintzias
