"Kleftiko" lamb in parchment paper with vegetables in the oven
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 2h 30mins
Yields: 10
Ingredients
5 kgr leg of lamp
500 gr potatoes
200 gr red peppers
300 gr carrots
300 gr onions
1 pcs garlic gloves
300 ml olive oil extra vergin
20 gr chili flakes
1 pcs cinnamon stick
2 pcs lemons
30 gr dry oregano
100 gr thyme honey
100 gr butter
150 gr graviera cheese (gruyere)
salt and pepper
3 pcs rosemary fresh
4 pcs parchment paper
4 pcs aluminium foil
Preparation
Wash the vegetables and meat very well.
Cut the meat into small pieces as well as the vegetables.
Prepare the marinade: Put into a blender and mix the olive oil, the chili flakes, the lemon juice, the oregano, salt, pepper, the rosemary and honey.
In a trey for your oven, place aluminum foil as a base, then greaseproof paper to cook the lamb there.
Using a mixing bowl, put the pieces of the lamb together with the vegetables and pour the marinade.
Put them all in the baking tray with the greaseproof paper. Add the garlic, the butter into pieces and the cinnamon stick
Pour the cubed gruyere on top. Cover with greaseproof paper and aluminum foil and bake in a preheated oven to 170 degrees for 1 and a half to 2 hours covered, and another 30 minutes uncovered to get a nice goldenish color. It's ready, enjoy!
