Leg of Lamb with potatoes

Leg of lamb with potatoes

A very Greek way to enjoy Lamb

• Ingredients
• 1 leg of lamb (approx 1 1/2 kg or 3 lbs)
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 1/2 cup olive oil 1 lemon the juice
• 2 tbsp mustard
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 10 potatoes, cut in thick wedges
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup hard cheese, Kefalotiri, cut in cubes

Season leg of lamb with salt, pepper and garlic powder.

Place in a deep pan and broil to seal the juices (turning once).

Add potatoes all around meat.In a bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients and pour over potatoes.

Cover and cook in the oven for 1 1/2 – 2 hours in medium to high heat.350-375

The Leg of Lamb has a little fat all around, don’t remove it,it helps the meat remain nice and juicy.

One very important detail about Greek cooking,meat has to be well cooked with no traces of pink.

Hi every one just in case you missed me I am back with my news letter for June.

I was away for the month of May, traveling to the Greek islands in the Spring is something I enjoy so very much. The land is so amazingly beautiful and fresh, the fields are blossoming with all kinds of wild flowers, poppies are in full bloom, and the fields look like a colorful carpet .

I visited the island of Rhodes! I have wonderful friends there and the good times are magical, because I believe that true friends enrich our existence!

Of course visiting Rhodes means a trip to Embona! A little village tucked away at the foot of mountain Ataviros about 1 hour from the city of Rhodes, you probably wonder what is so special about this place? Well that’s were the locals go for exceptional seasonal food.

In Embona you have to taste the spring lamb and this is what we had, roasted spring lamb the old fashion way very simple, very delicious very easy to prepare and here is my version of spring lamb.

Enjoy!

Litsa