Food & Wine
Lamb kleftiko
Lamb kleftiko is a delicious Greek casserole. It's a great change from your usual meat stew. The flavours are simple but delicious and the slow-cooked lamb will melt in your mouth.
Ingredients:
- 700g lamb, diced (I use leg chops when they're on special; lamb shoulder also works well but is a lot fattier)
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed or finely chopped
- 4 medium tomatoes, diced
- 1 onion, sliced
- 2 carrots, diced
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- Handful fresh oregano, finely chopped (or 1 tsp dried oregano)
- 250ml chicken stock
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Feta cheese, crumbled, for serving
Method:
- Place all ingredients except the feta in a slow cooker. If you're using a slow cooker, cook for 8 hours on low or at least 4 hours on high. Alternatively, put the ingredients into a casserole dish and cook in the oven for 2 1/2 hours at 160C.
- Sprinkle with the crumbled feta and a little more oregano and serve.
- Serve with roast potatoes, sprinkled with the rind from the lemon.
Written by Emma Robertson. First appeared on Stuff.co.nz.
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