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[kangaroo]

what is strouthouthkia?

I think it is some type of vegetable (or, as kids, we use to call them weeeeeds )

[Agios Ionas]

Mmmm loukanika...



Since childhood I can't resist a well made succulent kleftiko with potatoes and pourgouri pilaf.

[DT.]

what is strouthouthkia?

I think it is some type of vegetable (or, as kids, we use to call them weeeeeds )

wild plant. Never seen them anywhere else.

[boomerang]

what is strouthouthkia?

I think it is some type of vegetable (or, as kids, we use to call them weeeeeds )

Oh I like weed but not the eating variety ...this I know exactly how to grow...

[kangaroo]

Mmmm loukanika...



Since childhood I can't resist a well made succulent kleftiko with potatoes and pourgouri pilaf.

so how does one make the perfect kleftiko? My dad has built a fourno in my backyard but have not attempted kleftiko yet

[DT.]

what is strouthouthkia?

I think it is some type of vegetable (or, as kids, we use to call them weeeeeds )

think its called Bladder Campion.

[boomerang]

what is strouthouthkia?

I think it is some type of vegetable (or, as kids, we use to call them weeeeeds )

think its called Bladder Campion.

is it smokable?

[kangaroo]

what is strouthouthkia?

I think it is some type of vegetable (or, as kids, we use to call them weeeeeds )

think its called Bladder Campion.

is it smokable?

according to Google, it is a Noxious weed of Australia!

[Agios Ionas]

so how does one make the perfect kleftiko? My dad has built a fourno in my backyard but have not attempted kleftiko yet

A fourno should be essential for the 100% perfect and authentic kleftiko. But since I don't have one myself I must admit that one can achieve perfectly acceptable results in a clay baker used in a regular oven. Low temperatures for long hours is a must if you ask me. Good food shouldn't be cooked in a hurry but with lots of love and dedication as well as a healthy amount of patience.

What is perfect and what is not is up to the person actually eating to decide I reckon. My recipe for kleftiko isn't necessarily what you would consider perfect and it's far from orthodox as I've experimented some to create something I'd like to call my very own original recipe.

My recipe includes the following:

Lamb shanks
Olive oil
Tomatoes
Yellow onions
Celery
Lemon juice (and peels)
Garlic
Salt
Ground black pepper
Whole black pepper
Cinnamon
Bay leaves
Fresh flat leaf parsley
Fresh rosemary
Fresh or dried thyme
Fresh or dried oregano
Fresh or dried mint
Potatoes

All mixed according to my own taste... which is top secret to anyone outside my immediate family.

[CBBB]

I thought that was you kangaroo.

What about tomatos and eggs done the same as Oracles courgettes, thats pretty good.

Or rollo:

Mince, onions, parsley, wrapped around hard boiled eggs and then wrapped in pana (caul). I like to make a nice yakni sauce to serve with it.