Name: Youvétsi me arnaki (baked lamb dish with grated cheese)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 160 min
Total time: 175 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Bake
Ingredients: 1 kg lamb shoulder; 125 g butter; 5 tomatoes peeled, puréed; 1 Tbs fresh basil finely chopped; 1 cloves garlic cloves, peeled; 500 g kritharáki; 100 g mozzarella cheese or kefalotíri cheese; salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; olive oil extra virgin

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Ingredients (9)

1 kg	lamb — shoulder
125 g	butter
5	tomatoes — peeled, puréed
1 Tbs	fresh basil — finely chopped
1 cloves	garlic — cloves, peeled
500 g	kritharáki
100 g	mozzarella cheese — or kefalotíri cheese
	salt and freshly ground black pepper — to taste
	olive oil — extra virgin

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Method:

Pre-heat the oven to 160 C.

Season the lamb to taste, place the garlic and the butter inside the foil pocket and wrap the lamb in a double layer of tinfoil to form the pocket.

Close the ends carefully to make sure no air can escape.

Bake this for about 2 hours until the meat falls off the bone, remove from oven and allow it to cool until you are able to shred it.

In the meantime, fry the tomatoes in a little oil until it’s soft and disintegrated and smooth.

Season with salt and pepper to taste and then add the kritharáki , the shredded lamb and enough water to fill oven proof dishes or individual dishes almost to the top.

Bake for about half an hour to cook the kritharáki and then, just before it’s ready, sprinkle over the cheese and bake until it’s golden brown on top.

Serve hot.