In Greek: αρνάκι κλέφτικο, pronounced ahr-NAH-kee KLEF-tee-koh This recipe is an adaptation of a dish fixed in the mountains by guerillas (bandits) who needed to cook without being seen. They placed the meat on coals in a hole, covered it up, and let it cook for up to 24 hours. No trace of any stolen […]

This is a traditional dish for Carnival and Ascension Day (the Thursday forty days after Easter that celebrates Christ’s rise into heaven). Ingredients: Filling ingredients: 2.5-lb. leg of lamb, cut into cubes 4.5 c. warm water (heated in a saucepan or microwave, not from the tap) 1 c. minced onions 1.5 c. chopped celery 1.5 […]

Ingredients: 1 kilo of lamb 1 1/2 kilo of onions sliced 5-6 potatoes cut in cubes 6-7 tomatoes sliced 1 tbsp of tomato paste 1/4 cup of olive oil Ground cumin Salt and pepper to taste Method: Cut the lamb meat into small pieces. Peel, wash and cut the potatoes into cubes. Peel and slice […]

Ingredients: 1-2 kg of lamb or Goat cut in big pieces (preferably with bones) Olive oil Juice of one lemon Oregano Salt and pepper to taste The best parts of the Lamb or Goat for this recipe is everything else except for the legs. Make sure to ask your butcher the animal should be young […]

Ingredients: 1 kilo of Lamb 3-4 bunches of fresh spinach 1/2 a cup of corn oil 1 cup of hot water 1-2 tbsp of corn flour or plain flour 2 tbsp of tomato paste 1 medium chopped onion 2 ripped tomatoes chopped Salt and pepper to taste Method: Cut Lamb in small pieces, wash and […]

Ingredients: 1 kg of lamb (preferably breast) 1 1/2 kg of cauliflower 1/2 cup of olive oil 1-2 finely chopped onions 1 1/2 cup of white dry wine 1 1/2 cup of hot water 1-2 tbsp of tomato paste Salt and Pepper to taste Method Cut meat in medium pieces, wash and place in a […]

Ingredients: 1 kilo of Lamb 1 kilo of Green Beans 1/2 a cup of corn oil 1 1/2 cup of hot water 2 tbsp of tomato paste 1 medium chopped onion 2 ripped tomatoes Salt and pepper to taste Method: Cut Lamb in small pieces, wash and strain. String your beans, cut in half, wash […]

Ingredients: 1 kilo of lamb cut in small pieces 1 kilo of small round potatoes 5-6 small onions peeled 3-4 ripped tomatoes chopped 1/2 a cup of white dry wine 1 cup of hot water 1/2 a cup of olive oil 2 tbsp of flour 2 tbsp of tomato paste 2 tbsp of chopped parsley […]

Kleftiko is usually made out of mature Lamb or Goats meat. It must be cooked in a clay sealed pot wrapped in aluminum foil individual pieces. In the old days and even now, in the villages of Cyprus, one can find in almost every house an outdoor oven made out of clay or bricks called […]

In Greek: σουβλάκι, pronounced soov-LAH-kee This recipe is for larger skewers of chicken, pork, and lamb, with vegetables. The meat can be cut into smaller pieces for small skewers, to make pita wraps. These larger colorful skewers are a great choice for family cookouts or outdoor parties. They are easy to make and delicious to eat. […]