Arni Kleftiko - Lamb Surprise Ingredients one 4-pound boneless leg of lamb or 8 shoulder lamb chops 8 slivers garlic eight 1-inch cubes feta or kasseri cheese 8 small carrots, cut in half 8 small white onions 8 small stalks celery, cut into 20inch pieces 8 small potatoes, peeled, halved, and buttered with 4 tablespoons melted butter 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice salt and pepper to taste 1 tablespoon dried oregano 1 tablespoon dried mint Preparation Preheat oven to 350 degrees. If using leg of lamb, cut meat into eight 4 to 5-inch serving pieces. Make incisions in meat and insert slivers of garlic. Place each piece of meat on a large square of heavy-duty aluminum foil. Add 1 cube of cheese, and distribute the vegetables evenly among the eight packets. Add a few drops of lemon juice, salt, pepper, oregano, and mint. Fold the foil in double fold at top and seal like a package. Arrange packages close together in a baking pan and bake 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Serve each foil package, sealed, on dinner plate and let each guest open his own. Variation: Other vegetables can be used, such as 4 small zucchini, cut up; 4 ripe tomatoes, quartered; 4 green peppers, cut into eighths; 2 medium eggplants, peeled and cubed; 8 frozen artichoke hearts, thawed; or 8 whole mushrooms. Yield 8 servings

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