Croatian lamb peka

120 min • 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 600g Potatoes
  • 1 chopped Courgettes
  • 1 chopped Carrots
  • 1 chopped Green Pepper
  • 1 small Aubergine
  • 1 Large Chopped Onion
  • 800g Lamb Shoulder
  • 1 tbs Garlic Sauce
  • 1 tbs Tomato Puree
  • 80 ml Olive Oil
  • Sprinking Thyme
  • 250ml White Wine
  • Pinch Pepper

Directions

  1. Step 1: Preheat oven to 200°C fan / 220°C / 425°F / Gas mark 7
  2. Step 2: If you have not bought diced lamb, cut your lamb shoulder or leg into large chunks and place to one side.
  3. Step 3: Chunks of chopped lamb of a red chopping board
  4. Step 4: Make oil marinade -
  5. Step 5: Mix 80ml of olive oil in a bowl with garlic puree, sundried tomato puree ,black pepper and salt.
  6. Step 6: olive oil, gia sundried tomato puree and gia garlic puree and black pepper mixed together in a silver bowl to make Croatian peka
  7. Step 7: Add potatoes and vegetables into a large lidded casserole dish.
  8. Step 8: Chopped up vegetables which consist of chopped up red onion, courgette, potatoes red peppers in a cast iron pan
  9. Step 9: Place diced lamb on top of the vegetables, pour the marinade and wine over the top.
  10. Step 10: Chunks of lamb covered in in a sundried tomato oil sauce which is on top of chopped red onion, aubergine, courgette and potatoes in a cast iron pan
  11. Step 11: Add the rosemary, thyme and sage, trying to keep the herbs on top.
  12. Step 12: So you can easily remove the herb stalks once cooked.
  13. Step 13: Chunks of lamb coated in a sundried tomato oil sauce and covered with thyme, rosemary and sage which is on top of chopped red onion, aubergine, courgette and potatoes in a cast iron pan
  14. Step 14: Place lid on the casserole dish and cook for 1hr 30 minute
  15. Step 15: If you do not have a lid cover very well with kitchen foil
  16. Step 16: Cast iron dish with lid on in the oven
  17. Step 17: Take the lid off, remove any thick herb stems. Stir in 2 tbsp of olive oil.
  18. Step 18: Cook for a further 20-30 mins.
  19. Step 19: Cooked Croatian Lamb Peka in a cast iron pan in the oven
  20. Step 20: Serve with fresh homemade bread to dip into the juices.