Kleftico (in a slow cooker)
Kleftico (in a slow cooker)

Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, kleftico (in a slow cooker). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Kleftiko… the original slow cooked Greek lamb (or traditionally goat) recipe. Nothing will send your taste buds to a Greek Cypriot taverna quite like. I cook my kleftiko in a traditional clay pot but I also show you how you can make kleftiko in a roasting tray, Dutch oven, slow cooker or whatever you usually cook your roast in.

Kleftico (in a slow cooker) is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Kleftico (in a slow cooker) is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have kleftico (in a slow cooker) using 6 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Kleftico (in a slow cooker):
  1. Make ready Leg of mutton or Shoulder of Lamb
  2. Prepare big onion
  3. Make ready Lots of garlic
  4. Make ready a jar of pesto
  5. Take plum tomatos
  6. Make ready Lots of Rosemary

My first experience of Lamb Kleftiko was in the Troodos mountains, but minus the bandits. Sitting on long communal tables with a steaming foil wrap being delivered to you in a bowl it's genius. Simple and easy to make in your slow cooker or Instant Pot. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and then rub over your lamb shoulder.

Instructions to make Kleftico (in a slow cooker):
  1. First pre heat the slow cooker. Then cut the mutton into 4 or 5 big chunks and brown in a thick pan. Make sure there is bit of fat on the meat. Without some fat it wont be nice.
  2. When the meat is nice and brown add chopped garlic onion tomato and pesto and bring to the boil
  3. Put 4 or 5 sprigs of Rosemary into a pre heated slow cooker
  4. Then pour the meat and liquid on top. This way the Rosemary infuses lots of flavour into the meat as it cooks.
  5. Cook on low for HOURS. I did mine for 6 hours but longer is OK too
  6. At the end of the cooking time I had far too much liquid so I returned it to the pot and reduced the liquid on a high heat.
  7. I served with a potato & veg crush. You could do rice or roast spuds too if you want.

Season liberally with salt and pepper, transfer to a suitable lidded container and leave to marinate in the fridge overnight. Slow roast lamb; a slow-cooker version of the Greek classic. After this time, check the consistency of the juices. The newest way to slow cook is in a multi cooker that can also pressure cook (some even air fry!). Large cuts of meat, like pulled pork, cook well in a slow cooker because the tough muscle fibers break down over time, allowing the meat to get nice and tender.

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