Greek Lamb Baked in Foil

Name: Greek Lamb Baked in Foil
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Greece
Ingredients: 6 bay leaves; 6 slices kefalotyri or kasseri cheese, about 2″ × 3″ and ⅓ thick; 6 garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced; 6 large celery leaves Juice of 1 lemon; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 6 slices feta cheese, about 2″ × 3″ and ⅓″ thick; 6 8-ounce lamb steaks (cut from leg or shoulder); 6 slices of leek, white part only, about ½″ thick; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 6 baby carrots, peeled, trimmed, and halved lengthwise; Extra-virgin olive oil

Preparation info

Serves
6

Appears in

Everything on the Table

By Colman Andrews

Published 1992

About

I don’t remember where this recipe came from originally, but I know that I’ve added ingredients to it over the years, and that I used to cook it sometimes in an attempt to impress girls I had invited over to dinner. It rarely worked.

Ingredients

Extra-virgin olive oil
6 8-ounce lamb steaks (cut from leg or shoulder)
1 teaspoon dried oregano

Europe
Greece
Dinner
Gluten-free
Mediterranean

Method

Preheat oven to 350°.

Lay 6 sheets of heavy-duty aluminum foil, about 12″ × 12″ each, on flat work surface and brush very lightly on one side with olive oil.

Place 1