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CRETAN SOFEGADA (OVER-BAKED DISH) WITH SMOKEB CHEESE

Sofegada is a traditional Cretan dish that closely resembles tourlou. Essentially, it consists of all the vegetables from our vegetable garden combined together (that's why you'll hear it also referred to as "sympetherio," meaning "in-laws!"). It's like a pot of the garden's harvest. There are no specific ingredients... You'll find everything from potatoes, eggplants, zucchinis, to peppers, "cool beans," or lima beans, leeks, and more. In some villages, they even added pickled fat pieces "to make them last" ... Today, we'll try sofegada with smoked cheese, nestled perfectly with eggplants and the vegetables.

Our Ingredients:

2 eggplants, cut into small pieces or slices (soaked in saltwater)

2 potatoes, cut into small pieces or slices

3 zucchinis (if small, cut into thick slices; otherwise, into pieces)

2 dry onions, thinly sliced

2 carrots, sliced

3-4 cloves of garlic, sliced

2 green bell peppers, cut into pieces

2 red bell peppers, cut into pieces

100g butter beans

100g fresh green beans

3 grated tomatoes

200g smoked cheese, cut into small cubes

100g grated graviera cheese

1 bunch finely chopped parsley

½ bunch of mint

Olive oil

Salt, pepper, oregano, thyme,

2 bay leaves