Lamb Kleftiko with lemon roast potatoes

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• lostkat

  2011-04-25 21:36:17.049738

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  Made this tonight for tea. So simple and absolutely delicious. Thank you good food!

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• Myla

  2011-05-10 16:56:51.635637

  Myla commented on this recipe

  Was initially disappointed because it was so soup like, but actually it tastes great and is a lovely summery lamb dish! Be generous with the feta, it's really a key ingredient!

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• Cat

  2011-05-31 11:50:08.796416

  Cat rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Delicious! I used half a cinnamon stick instead of ground cinnamon, and dried oregano instead of fresh as my oregano plants aren't big enough to eat yet, and served with boiled potatoes instead of the roasted ones simply because that's what I fancied. The stew smelt wonderful while it was cooking and tasted even better - I could get to like lamb yet!

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• Ruth

  2011-06-11 10:35:50.145388

  Ruth rated and commented on this recipe

  

  It's a lovely dish - but it's not Kleftiko in the Greek sense. Far too many ingredients - and feta???!!! That's not authentic in the slightest It's a lamb recipe involving greek flavours - but proper Kleftiko is a lot simpler - and if I'm honest, tastes better!

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• Beclam

  2011-06-11 18:17:19.321066

  Beclam rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Cooked this today, lovely flavours and the meat was lovely and tender. Will definately do again

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• Sam

  2011-06-27 18:40:32.170586

  Sam rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Delicious flavour. The lamb was lovely and tender but the sauce was a bit runny for me. Saying that, it did make it a nice light dish and not too heavy as some stew type dishes can be. Would definitely make again as it tasted great but would maybe use bit less stock or thicken it before serving.

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• Pewtersfood

  2011-07-04 19:52:52.635375

  Pewtersfood rated and commented on this recipe

  

  It was something different.I only had a cinnamon stick too.I believe it would have been nicer with ground.Popped in some courgettes because greenery was required.Held back on the feta because i know it can be salty - still too much for my taste - I am not a cheese fan.It was OK & I may try again though.

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• Lusia

  2011-07-22 15:23:45.712581

  Lusia commented on this recipe

  Have just got back from Zakynthos and tried the recipe and it was delicious. For info, it was served in a few restaurants with Feta Cheese added.

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• pshopper

  2011-08-25 19:32:20.097413

  pshopper commented on this recipe

  Really tasty dish. I took note of the comments re. the amount of liquid, so took out a couple of soup ladles worth of liquid when I removed the foil. I didn't have any carrots but it was fine without them. The lemon roast potatoes were yummy as well.

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• Purdey

  2011-10-24 18:20:15.972132

  Purdey rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Certainly not what I understand kleftiko to be. We didn't find it too soupy, but I did leave it in the oven for a bit longer than the recipe advises! The tastes were very'Greek': I used ground cinnamon but had to use dried oregano. Hubby loved it too - it made a change from the Irish stew I usually make with lamb fillet!

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• Neil J Garrard

  2011-11-20 11:09:18.415304

  Neil J Garrard commented on this recipe

  Must agree with Ruth, nice dish though.

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• joanyc

  2011-11-24 16:52:51.037602

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  I always add courgettes cut into large chunks to this. It is also good to use lamb shanks as the bone makes the dish extra special.

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• Louisemac

  2011-12-03 21:05:49.159648

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• Sarah

  2012-07-29 20:57:36.501588

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  This was so easy I never expected it to taste as good as it does. it is absolutely delicious, the family loved it, I will definitely be doing this again.

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• parker0509

  2012-08-05 18:27:45.346658

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  We followed the recipe, which was very easy to do, it was very tasty and enjoyed very much so. The only thing I would do is thicken the juices. Would definitely do it again.

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• Tor

  2012-08-18 21:42:57.891739

  Tor commented on this recipe

  Made this tonight, delicious! My boyfriend has just come home from an operation so I wanted to make a dish that was heart warming and comforting, this was it. He loved it and it was so easy to follow the timings and the ingredient portions were spot on. I have to agree that it is not traditional Greek Kleftiko, nevertheless it was beautiful and did the trick. I thickened the sauce with bit of flour (as suggested above) in the last half an hour. Definitely making this again!

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• marzipan fiend

  2012-11-20 20:49:59.669158

  marzipan fiend rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made this with a slice of bone-in leg of lamb (about 450g) rather than pieces of lamb. It was delicious and the timings were still right. So simple to make and could easily be scaled up or down. I liked the thin juice and will use what's left as soup tomorrow, with extra feta and some bread.

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Ingredients

• 1 small onion , halved and sliced
• 2 carrots , diced
• 1 lemon , juiced
• 350g lamb neck fillets, cut into small chunks
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ small bunch oregano , plus a little to finish
• 2 garlic cloves , bashed
• 4 tomatoes , roughly chopped
• 200ml chicken stock
• 100g feta cheese , crumbled

FOR THE LEMON ROAST POTATOES

• 700g potatoes , peeled and cut into small chunks
• groundnut oil
• ½ lemon , zested
• Maldon salt

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Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 15 mins

Cook 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 small onion , halved and sliced
• 2 carrots , diced
• 1 lemon , juiced
• 350g lamb neck fillets, cut into small chunks
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ small bunch oregano , plus a little to finish
• 2 garlic cloves , bashed
• 4 tomatoes , roughly chopped
• 200ml chicken stock
• 100g feta cheese , crumbled

FOR THE LEMON ROAST POTATOES

• 700g potatoes , peeled and cut into small chunks
• groundnut oil
• ½ lemon , zested
• Maldon salt

PER SERVING

978 kcalories, protein 50.1g, carbohydrate 77.6g, fat 54.0 g, saturated fat 24.2g, fibre 8.9g, salt 3.14 g

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