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Lamb Surprise
(Ami Kleftiko)
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| What You Need: |
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One 4-pound boneless leg of lamb or 8 shoulder lamb chops
8 slivers garlic
Eight 1-inch cubes feta or kasseri cheese
8 small carrots, cut in half
8 small white onions
8 small stalks celery, cut into 2-inch pieces
8 small potatoes, peeled, halved, and buttered with 4 tablespoons melted butter
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon dried mint
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| How To Cook: |
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1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
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2. If using leg of lamb, cut meat into eight 4- to 5-inch serving pieces. Make incisions in meat and insert slivers of garlic.
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3. Place each piece of meat on a large square of heavy-duty aluminum foil.
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4. Add 1 cube of cheese, and distribute the vegetables evenly among the eight packets. Add a few drops of lemon juice, salt, pepper, oregano, and mint.
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5. Fold the foil in double fold at top and seal like a package. Arrange packages close together in a baking pan and bake 1˝ to 2 hours.
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6. Serve each foil package, sealed, on dinner plate and let each guest open his own.
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Other vegetables can be used, such as 4 small zucchini, cut up; 4 ripe tomatoes, quartered; 4 green peppers, cut into eighths; 2 medium eggplants, peeled and cubed; 8 frozen artichoke hearts, thawed; or 8 whole mushrooms.
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