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Arni Psito (Roasted Lamb) with Potatoes

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time3 hours
Total Time4 hours 20 minutes
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Cypriot
Keyword: Food Recipes, Lamb, Pleasures
Servings: 8 p

Ingredients

  • 2.75 kg Lamb , 2 kg from leg and 0.75 from ribs, preferably from a female young animal, cut in 4-5 cm chunks
  • 2 large Yellow Onions , peeled and quartered
  • 4 Potatoes , cut in big chunks
  • 70 ml olive oil
  • 60 ml Lemon juice
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 1 tablespoon All-Spice Berries
  • tablespoon Sea Salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground Black Pepper

Instructions

  • Wash the lamb under cold running water, pat dry and pour all over half of the lemon juice. Place in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour or even better overnight.
  • 1 ½ hours prior to cooking take the lamb out of the refrigerator to come to room temperature.
  • 15 minutes prior to cooking turn the oven on, air circulation at 250° C, rack set at the middle.
  • Season the lamb chunks with the salt and pepper and place them in a very large oven proof cooking tray. Add into it the potatoes, onions, bay leaves and all-spice berries, toss and pour on them the olive oil. Cover tightly the tray with aluminium foil and place in the oven.
  • An hour later, reduce the oven temperature to 150° and cook for further 2 hours. When the 2 hours have passed remove from the oven, uncover and pour the remaining lemon juice on the meat and potatoes.
  • Return to the oven where the temperature has been increased to 190° C and cook for 25-30 more minutes and until nicely browned.