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Kleftiko recipe: make it at home
Kleftiko is a famous Greek oven dish of slowly cooked lamb. Tradition has it that Greek freedom fighters cooked this dish in sealed pits so that no smoke would show. The result is meltingly tender meat full of…
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About this dish
What is Kleftiko?
Kleftiko is a famous Greek oven dish of slowly cooked lamb. Tradition has it that Greek freedom fighters cooked this dish in sealed pits so that no smoke would show. The result is meltingly tender meat full of Mediterranean aromas.
Mise en place
Make Kleftiko yourself
Step by step
How to make Kleftiko step by step
Method
- 1
Preheat the oven to 170 °C.
- 2
Roughly cut the potatoes and onions.
- 3
Put all the ingredients on baking paper or in an oven dish.
- 4
Add the lemon juice, olive oil and oregano.
- 5
Scatter the feta over the dish.
- 6
Seal well with baking paper or foil.
- 7
Cook slowly for about 3 hours.
- 8
Remove the foil for the last 20 minutes for extra colour.
At the table
How to serve Kleftiko
Tzatziki
Green salad
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