Croatian lamb peka
A weekend Croatian dinner. Ready in about 2 hours 25 minutes. Difficulty: more effort.
- 25 minPrep (about)
- 2 hrCook (about)
- 2 hr 25 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- More effortDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 2.2 lb lamb shoulder
Fresh & other
- 1.7 lb potatoes
- 1 zucchini Shopping tip: Zucchini (UK: courgette).
- 1 carrot
- 1 green bell pepper Shopping tip: Bell pepper (UK recipes call it pepper).
- 1 eggplant Shopping tip: Eggplant (UK: aubergine).
- 1 onion
- 1 ½ tbsp tomato paste Shopping tip: Tomato paste (UK: tomato purée), in a small can or tube.
- Sprinking thyme Shopping tip: Fresh sprigs or dried both work (1 tsp dried = 1 tbsp fresh).
- 1 ¼ cups + 1 tbsp white wine
Sauces & oils
- 1 ½ tbsp garlic sauce
- ⅓ cup + 1 tbsp olive oil
Spices & seasonings (1): pepper
- Pinch pepper
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Turn the oven on to 425°F (400°F for a fan oven) / °C / 425°F.
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If you have not diced lamb, cut lamb shoulder or leg into large chunks.
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Place to one side.
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Chunks of chopped lamb of red chopping board.
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Make oil marinade.
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Mix ⅓ cup + 1 tbsp of olive oil in bowl using garlic puree, sundried tomato,black pepper and salt.
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Gia garlic puree pepper, gia sundried tomato puree and Olive oil plus black mixed together in silver bowl to make Croatian peka.
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Add potatoes and vegetables in a large lidded baking dish.
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Chopped up vegetables which of chopped up red, courgette, potatoes red peppers in cast iron pan.
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Place diced lamb over the top of the vegetables.
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Pour your marinade and wine over the top.
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Chunks of lamb covered in sundried tomato oil sauce which is over the top potatoes, courgette, aubergine and of chopped red onion in a cast iron pan.
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Add the sage, thyme and rosemary, trying to keep the herbs on top.
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So you can easily remove your herb stalks when cooked.
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Chunks of lamb coated in sundried tomato oil sauce and covered with sage which is, rosemary and thyme on top potatoes, courgette, aubergine and of chopped red onion in a cast iron pan.
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Place lid on the baking dish.
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Cook for 1hr 30 minute.
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If you don't have a lid cover very fully with kitchen foil.
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Cast iron dish using lid on in the oven.
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Take the lid off.
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Remove any thick herb stems.
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Stir in 2 ½ tbsp of olive oil.
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Cook for a further 20-30 mins.
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Cooked Croatian Lamb Peka in cast iron pan in the oven.
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Dish up with fresh homemade bread to dip in the juices.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.