Kleftico (Lamb or Beef)
- Ready In:
- 26hrs
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
-
1 pot
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 kg lamb, in chunks
- 3 bay leaves
- oregano
- little olive oil
- salt and pepper (freshly ground pepper is nicer)
- approx 2 glasses water
directions
- Kleftico can be made in a terracotta pot, a large casserole dish with a tight fitting lid, or if neither of these are available tightly seal lid of pot with aluminium foil.
- Mix all ingredients except for the water and leave to marinate overnight.
- Next day, you can prepare this dish in two ways.
- Either,
- (1) Put all ingredients into the pot with the water.
- Or.
- (2) Wrap each piece of meat individually with aluminium foil and a small piece of bay leaf, and then pour over the water.
- Now cover pot with a tight fitting lid or another layer of aluminium foil and make sure it is tightly sealed.
- Bake in a medium oven for 2 – 3 hours until tender. It is advisable to check the water about half way through to make sure it doesn’t go dry. The meat should fall off the bone when ready.
- Best Served with roast potatoes, or a rice or wheat pilaf, yogurt and salad; It’s also very nice with jacket potatoes.
- Note: Normally lamb is fatty so if you don’t like too much fat simply trim it off before cooking or choose leaner meat.
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