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Lamb kleftiko

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I'm still not entirely sure what is classed as a traditional lamb kleftiko and a recent trip to Athens left me just as confused. So I'm going with my take on one of the first ever lamb kleftiko I tried, basically a one-pot Greek lamb casserole with plenty of feta cheese! Ingredients (serves 2): 450g diced lamb 1 red onion, cut into 8 wedges 1 clove of garlic, crushed 3 medium sized potatoes, peel and sliced into 1cm thick pieces 1 pack cherry tomatoes (approx 330g), left whole 1 green pepper, roughly chopped into large chunks Juice of 1 lemon 1 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp of English mustard 1/2 lamb stock cube dissolved into 100ml of boiling water 1 tbsp finely chopped rosemary 2 bay leaves Salt and pepper Olive oil 200g feta cheese Handful of pitted black olives, halved, to serve You will also need... Tin foil Baking paper 1. Preheat the oven at 200 degrees. 2. Boil the potatoes for 10 minutes until they start to become soft. 3. Meanwhile, heat a little