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.