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Lemonato recipe: make it at home
Lemonato is a classic Greek dish in which chicken is cooked slowly in a sauce of lemon, olive oil, garlic and oregano. The fresh lemon flavour combined with soft potatoes makes this one of the most popular…
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About this dish
What is Lemonato?
Lemonato is a classic Greek dish in which chicken is cooked slowly in a sauce of lemon, olive oil, garlic and oregano. The fresh lemon flavour combined with soft potatoes makes this one of the most popular family meals in Greece.
Mise en place
Make Lemonato yourself
Step by step
How to make Lemonato step by step
Method
- 1
Preheat the oven to 190 °C.
- 2
Peel the potatoes and cut them into large wedges.
- 3
Put the chicken and potatoes in an oven dish.
- 4
Mix the lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, oregano and stock.
- 5
Pour over the chicken and potatoes.
- 6
Season with salt and pepper.
- 7
Bake in the oven for about 90 minutes.
- 8
Spoon the sauce over the chicken a few times during baking.
- 9
Serve straight from the dish.
At the table
How to serve Lemonato
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