Kleftiko — Lamb Baked with Vegetables

Main Dishes | Greek cuisine

⏳ Time

3 hours 30 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Kleftiko — lamb baked with vegetables

Ingredients

Lamb - 8 lbs
Salt - 1.1 oz
Ground Black Pepper - 0.4 oz
Olive Oil - 10 fl oz
Dry White Wine - 5 fl oz
Thyme - 0.3 oz
Garlic - 2.1 oz
Tomatoes - 31.7 oz
Orange Bell Peppers - 26.5 oz
Hard Cheese - 16.9 oz
Oregano - 0.2 oz

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Wash and dry the meat and vegetables.

Step 2

Cut the lamb into large pieces (3-4 cm), bell peppers (green and red) into large cubes (1.5 cm), tomatoes roughly, and hard cheese (preferably Greek, or any hard cheese) into large cubes like the peppers.

Step 3

On top: olive oil, lemon, white wine, salt, pepper, oregano, thyme, garlic (grated) and leave in the refrigerator for a day.

Step 4

Place the marinated meat with vegetables on parchment paper folded crosswise in 4 layers. Lift the edges of the 'envelope', pour in the marinade juice, close it, and tie it tightly with twine. Pour water into the baking tray, place the 'envelope' in it, and put it in the oven at 185-374°F for 3 hours. Occasionally turn the meat and add water.