Kleftico

[Nick]

Kleftico

Serves 6-8

1 (4 lb.) boneless leg of lamb
8 sm. carrots, cut in half
8 sm. white onions
8 sm. stalks celery, cut into 20-inch pieces
8 sm. potatoes, peeled, halved, and buttered with
4 tbsp. butter
3 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
1 tbsp. dried oregano
1 tbsp. dried mint
8 slivers garlic
Salt and pepper, to taste

Method

Preheat oven to 160 degrees Celcius

Make incisions in meat and insert slivers of garlic.

Place the lamb on a large square of heavy-duty aluminium foil.

Distribute the vegetables evenly around the lamb.

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.

Place in a roasting tin and bake in the oven for 3 ½-4 hours.

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.

[Theo]

Yiassas pethia! Ti kaneis? Kala? Mia biera, brassini!

We like Kleftico in this house, yes we do..Good work, chap. Looks good to me, though I'd put a little less mint in it. How about a nice souvlakia recipe?

-edit...

Used the word "chap" once too many :/

[Nick]

lol, I've used cumin instead of mint in the past too...

Bet that makes you shudder that I should abuse a traditional recipe in such a way!