Greek lamb recipes
7 Greek lamb recipes, each written for this site and each saying what its method turns on.
- Giouvetsi, sourced from Greece. Lamb braised until it is nearly done and then finished in the oven with raw orzo, which cooks in the braising liquid. Lamb.
- Kleftiko, sourced from Greece. Lamb sealed so completely that nothing escapes for four hours, which is a different cooking method from roasting it. Lamb.
- Kokoretsi, sourced from Greece. Lamb offal threaded on a spit and bound in intestine wound round it like thread, cooked slowly until the casing crisps. Lamb.
- Kreatopita, sourced from Greece. A meat pie whose filling is braised and then cooled completely, because hot filling steams the pastry from the inside. Lamb.
- Magiritsa, sourced from Greece. A lamb offal soup thickened with egg and lemon, where the offal is blanched twice before it is allowed near the broth. Lamb, Egg.
- Moussaka, sourced from Greece. Aubergine, a dry spiced mince and a thick béchamel in layers, where every layer is cooked dry before it is built. Lamb, Egg.
- Souvla, sourced from Greece. Fist-sized pieces of lamb turned slowly over embers for hours, which is a different method from the small skewers it shares a root with. Lamb.
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