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Kleftiko is a traditional Greek recipe for tender slow cooked lamb. The name translates as 'bandit's lamb', meat that was stolen and cooked in a pit to avoid detection. These days, it is simply seasoned lamb that's slow-cooked with potatoes until it is so tender it falls off the bone.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have kleftico (in a slow cooker) using 6 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Kleftico (in a slow cooker):

1. Prepare 2 Kg Leg of mutton or Shoulder of Lamb
2. Take 1 big onion
3. Make ready Lots of garlic
4. Make ready Half a jar of pesto
5. Prepare 2 cans plum tomatos
6. Prepare Lots of Rosemary

It produces the rich flavor from the herbs used in the cooking process, like oregano, cinnamon stick, thyme leaves, and much more. Kleftiko is a Greek slow cooked lamb and potato dish, that is a special treat for the dinner table. It is one of the simplest to make, as well as being one of the tastiest Greek dishes too. I cooked it for the first time for my family on Easter Sunday, and it was a resounding success!

Instructions to make Kleftico (in a slow cooker):

1. First pre heat the slow cooker. Then cut the mutton into 4 or 5 big chunks and brown in a thick pan. Make sure there is bit of fat on the meat. Without some fat it wont be nice.
2. When the meat is nice and brown add chopped garlic onion tomato and pesto and bring to the boil
3. Put 4 or 5 sprigs of Rosemary into a pre heated slow cooker
4. Then pour the meat and liquid on top. This way the Rosemary infuses lots of flavour into the meat as it cooks.
5. Cook on low for HOURS. I did mine for 6 hours but longer is OK too
6. At the end of the cooking time I had far too much liquid so I returned it to the pot and reduced the liquid on a high heat.
7. I served with a potato & veg crush. You could do rice or roast spuds too if you want.

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