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