Roumeli Arni Kleftiko (Αρνί Κλέφτικο της Ρούμελης)

Arni kleftiko tis Roumelis is lamb sealed in paper with potatoes, garlic, lemon, and oregano, then baked until the meat slides from the bone. The region is the dish's surname: mountain Roumeli gives it its old shape, plain and hidden, with the flavor trapped inside the parcel instead of sent up the chimney.

The whole dish depends on the seal. Close the parchment tightly and the lamb cooks in its own juices, while the potatoes soften underneath and take the lemon, garlic, and oil into themselves. Leave gaps and you've made roasted lamb in paper, which is not the same pot of memory.

I keep this version spare because that's how the dish makes sense. Lamb with bone, good potatoes, Greek oregano, lemon, and oil. Liga kai kala, a few things, and good ones. Your oven does the long work, and you only need the patience not to keep checking.