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Mediterranean

    Lamb kleftiko with lemon roast potatoes

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    1 small onion, halved and sliced
    2 carrots, diced
    1 lemon, juiced
    350g lamb neck fillets, cut into small chunks
    Half tsp ground cinnamon
    Half small bunch oregano, plus a little to finish
    2 cloves garlic, bashed
    4 tomatoes, roughly chopped
    200ml chicken stock
    
    LEMON ROAST POTATOES
    700g potatoes, peeled and cut into small chunks
    groundnut oil
    Half a lemon, zested
    Maldon sea salt
    
    TO SERVE
    100g feta, crumbled
    
    

    Heat the oven to 160C.

    Put the all the ingredients in a small casserole with a lid. Toss everything then season well. Put a double sheet of foil between the pot and lid then put the lid on and scrunch the foil around the pot to make an airtight seal. Cook for an hour and a half.

    Meanwhile cook the potatoes in boiling salty water until just tender then drain well. After an hour and a half turn up the heat to 180C and take off the lid and foil.

    Put a shallow roasting tin in the oven with 2 tbsp oil for 5 minutes to heat up. Add the potatoes and toss in the hot oil Keep cooking the lamb and potatoes for another 30 minutes until the potatoes are golden and crisp (take out the lamb after 30 minutes and keep cooking the potatoes if needed).

    To finish, sprinkle the lamb with the feta and a little more oregano. Toss the crispy potatoes with the lemon zest and sea salt and serve with the lamb.