J A S O N’s Greek Lamb Kleftiko | Gourmet Cooking Made Easy

lamb

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and more affordable, while pork offers a similar texture.

red wine

🥗Healthier: grape juice

💰Cheaper: cooking wine

Grape juice provides sweetness without alcohol, and cooking wine is often less expensive.

Pound and smash 10 cloves of garlic.

Juice 1 lime and add it to the mixture.

Add 1 teaspoon of regular salt and 1 teaspoon of black pepper powder.

Squeeze the juice of 2 lemons into the mix.

Add nearly 2 tablespoons of oregano and crush 4-5 bay leaves before adding them.

Chop and add half a bunch of parsley.

Cut 1 kg of potatoes into wedges and toss them into the mixture.

Add nearly 200 grams of baby carrots and 6 quartered tomatoes; toss everything together.

Optionally, add 1 tablespoon of smoked red paprika and 3 star anise.

Pour in nearly 150 ml of water and mix everything together.

Nestle 1 kg of lamb shanks into the mixture, ensuring they are surrounded by the vegetables.

Toss the lamb with the mixture and sprinkle more smoked paprika on top.

Drizzle nearly 40 ml of extra virgin olive oil over the top.

Add 200 grams of crumbled feta on top of the mixture.

Preheat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius on fan mode or 180 degrees Celsius on conventional mode.

Transfer the dish to the oven and bake for about 2 hours.

Remove from the oven and garnish with an additional 20-30 grams of feta and some curly parsley before serving.

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