Αρνί ψητό. Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
A meat dish, which was particularly common for Sunday lunch or for Easter Sunday lunch.
Name - Recipe
Αρνί ψητό στο φούρνο, με πατάτες.
1 kg lamb cut into portions
8-10 medium potatoes
1 glass of olive oil
1 glass of water
4-5 small onions (or shallots)
Bay leaves
Salt
Pepper
Preheat the oven to 200°C. Wash the meat, season with salt and pepper and place it in the centre of the baking tray. Peel and wash the potatoes and cut them in half. Score along the length of each potato half. Place the potatoes around the meat and sprinkle with salt. Peel and wash the onions and place them in the pan. Place some bay leaves close to the meat. Pour the oil and water into the pan. Cover with aluminium foil and place in the oven at 150 °C for 1h45m. Remove the foil and continue to cook for 10 minutes.
Cooking/roasting in the oven.
The oven must be preheated to ensure that the meat cooks nicely at the right time.
Additional information and bibliography
This dish used to be prepared in Kyperounda once a week, usually every Sunday, many years ago. It was prepared in winter, except during the fasting period. Today it is prepared once a month.
Olympiou, G. and Christodoulou, S. (2011). The Little Master Chefs in the Cypriot Kitchen - Cypriot Recipes for Little Cooks, Home Economics - Health Education, Grades 5 and 6.
Γ. Olympiou and S. Christodoulou / Christiana Parpouna
Αρνί ψητό Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου
Αρνί ψητό με ντομάτες. Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
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