LAMB IN RED SAUCE

Much has been written in recent years about the Cretan diet, its wealth, its simplicity and its ingenuity, that it is based on simple materials overflowing with love for the place and a commitment to traditional cooking.Much has been written in recent years about the Cretan diet, its wealth, its simplicity and its ingenuity, that it is based on simple materials overflowing with love for the place and a commitment to traditional cooking.

Above all, it is a way of life. It's not the ingredients that make a tasty meal, it's the quality of the ingredients. It's not their number, it's their combination. Cretan cuisine is a way of life: simple, without unnecessary spices and flavor enhancers. But it is also very tasty, in a natural way, one would say. Through simplicity emerges the ingenuity of the housewife, who holds in her hands centuries of experience, but without having to stay focused on strict dosages.Above all, it is a way of life. It's not the ingredients that make a tasty meal, it's the quality of the ingredients. It's not their number, it's their combination. Cretan cuisine is a way of life: simple, without unnecessary spices and flavor enhancers. But it is also very tasty, in a natural way, one would say. Through simplicity emerges the ingenuity of the housewife, who holds in her hands centuries of experience, but without having to stay focused on strict dosages.Cretans are constantly finding new ways to show off the virtues of ingredients through different austere and inventively tasteful combinations. It is imagination that ultimately counts.I met this simplicity four years ago when I was invited to a shepherd’s stone shelter in Anogeia (my dear friend did not want me to mention his name). In nature I came to know the simplicity of a mountain climber, of people who learned to live with goats and sheep, with eagles, little kittens and vultures, to touch the earth and touch the clouds.In this dreamy environment of the shelter, the only material being stone, in a simple kitchen we made lamb with red sauce with just three ingredients: lamb meat, tomato and oil. When I tasted it, I was enthusiastic. Then the shepherd turned around and said to me: "Just cook. If you have good materials, you don't need anything else. It’s like a woman. If she's a pretty woman and she puts on make, it only spoils her.”

Ingredients:
1.5 kg of lamb cut into small portions
4 large ripe tomatoes (peeled)
200ml olive oil
Salt

Method:
Take the lamb, cut it into small portions and wash well. Peel the tomatoes.
In a saucepan put the meat, cut the tomatoes into four and pour in the olive oil and salt.
Bake on high heat until cooked, then lower to half and bake for about two hours.
That's all.

Good luck!!!