Greek Lamb Kleftico

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Greek Lamb Kleftico

Recipe Information
Source: www.cyber-kitchen.com Serves/Makes:8 Ingredients 1 4 lb (1.8 kg). boneless leg of lamb OR 8 shoulder lamb chops 8 slivers garlic 8 small carrots, cut in half 8 small white onions 8 small stalks celery, cut into 20 inch pieces 8 small potatoes, peeled, halved, and buttered with 4 tbsp (60 ml) melted butter 3 tbsp (45 ml) fresh lemon juice salt and pepper to taste 1 tbsp (15 ml) dried oregano 1 tbsp (15 ml) dried mint Preparation Preheat oven to 350 degrees (175 C.). If using leg of lamb, cut meat into eight 4 to 5-inch serving pieces. Make incisions in meat and insert slivers of garlic. Place each piece of meat on a large square of heavy-duty aluminium foil. Distribute the vegetables evenly among the eight packets. Add a few drops of lemon juice, salt, pepper, oregano, and mint. Fold the foil in double fold at top and seal like a package. Arrange packages close together in a baking pan and bake 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Serve each foil package, sealed, on dinner plate and let each guest open his own. Comments Variation: Other vegetables can be used, such as 4 small courgettes, cut up; 4 ripe tomatoes, quartered; 4 green peppers, cut into eighths; 2 medium aubergines, peeled and cubed; 8 artichoke hearts, or 8 whole large mushrooms. You could alternatively just cook the whole lot in a casserole with a really tight fitting lid if you cannot be bothered with all this 8 bits of stuff business!

Recipe Information

Source:: www.cyber-kitchen.com

Serves/Makes:8

Ingredients

1 4 lb (1.8 kg). boneless leg of lamb OR
8 shoulder lamb chops
8 slivers garlic
8 small carrots, cut in half
8 small white onions
8 small stalks celery, cut into 20 inch pieces
8 small potatoes, peeled, halved, and buttered with 4 tbsp (60 ml) melted butter
3 tbsp (45 ml) fresh lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
1 tbsp (15 ml) dried oregano
1 tbsp (15 ml) dried mint

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees (175 C.).
If using leg of lamb, cut meat into eight 4 to 5-inch serving pieces.
Make incisions in meat and insert slivers of garlic.
Place each piece of meat on a large square of heavy-duty aluminium foil.
Distribute the vegetables evenly among the eight packets.
Add a few drops of lemon juice, salt, pepper, oregano, and mint.
Fold the foil in double fold at top and seal like a package.
Arrange packages close together in a baking pan and bake 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Serve each foil package, sealed, on dinner plate and let each guest open his own.

Comments

Variation: Other vegetables can be used, such as 4 small courgettes, cut up; 4 ripe tomatoes, quartered; 4 green peppers, cut into eighths; 2 medium aubergines, peeled and cubed; 8 artichoke hearts, or 8 whole large mushrooms.

You could alternatively just cook the whole lot in a casserole with a really tight fitting lid if you cannot be bothered with all this 8 bits of stuff business!