Lamb Chops Bandit Style - Arni Palikari

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 lamb chops or 6 lamb steaks, thick
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1 large onion, thinly sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 4 medium tomatoes
• 12 slices potatoes (thick)
• oregano (rigani, fresh or dried) or greek oregano (rigani, fresh or dried)
• salt and pepper
• 125 g kasseri cheese or 125 g gruyere cheese, sliced
• heavy duty aluminum foil

Recipe

• 1 grease a frying pan lightly and fry lamb until browned on each side but not cooked through.
• 2 place each chop or steak on a 25 cm (10 inch) square of foil.
• 3 drain fat from pan, add butter, onion and garlic and fry gently until onion is soft.
• 4 spoon on top of meat, leaving butter in pan.
• 5 place 2 slices of potato on each chop and brush with this butter.
• 6 top with slices of tomato and sprinkle lightly with oregano or rigani.
• 7 finish with a slice of cheese on top and fold foil, using double folds to seal each package completely.
• 8 place close together in a baking dish (cheese uppermost) and cook in a moderately slow oven for 1-1/2 hours.
• 9 serve packages directly onto individual plates.
• 10 accompany with a tossed green salad.