Lamb kleftiko parcels with lemon and oregano potatoes
Lamb shanks sealed with lemon, garlic and oregano and baked slowly in foil until you can pull the meat apart with a spoon.
- Time3 hr 15
- LevelMedium
- Costabout £3.50 a head
- Oven160°C (140°C fan)
Ingredients
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Method
- 1
Heat the oven to 160°C (140°C fan). Tear off four big squares of baking paper and four of foil.
- 2
Toss the potatoes, onion, tomatoes and garlic with the oil, half the lemon juice and most of the oregano.
- 3
Rub the lamb with the rest of the oregano, lemon juice and the black pepper.
- 4
Put each steak on a paper and foil double layer. Pile some vegetables around it, tuck in a bay leaf and add a splash of wine. Fold up and seal tightly.
- 5
Put the parcels on a tray and bake for 2 hours 30 minutes.
150 min - 6
Open one parcel carefully. The lamb should be tender and the potatoes soft. If not, reseal and bake for another 20 minutes.
- 7
Open the parcels at the table so everyone gets the garlicky steam.
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