Serves: 6 Preparation time: 20m Cooking time: 3h.20m Ready in: 3h.40m

Ingredients

½ kg shoulder of beef

200g. kefalograviera cheese, cut into sticks

1 green pepper into strips

1 red pepper, in strips

3-4 cloves of garlic

olive oil

salt, freshly ground pepper

Preparation method

step 1

Ask from the butcher to open the shoulder in a rectangular piece. Mix salt and plenty of pepper in a bowl. Cut the garlic into oblong pieces and dip in salt and pepper.

step 2

With a sharp knife make a few holes in the meat and place pieces of garlic. Spread over the meat on both sides with a little olive oil and season to taste.

step 3

Preheat the oven to 220 ° C. Place pieces of cheese and green and red peppers at one end of the meat along. You begin to wrap the meat as roll sealing in the filling ingredients. Continue with the second row of cheese and pepper. Then wrap again. Repeat until you make a complete roller.

step 4

Tie with baking  string and wrap in two baking sheets taking care to cover well and the side edges of the roll. Wrap also in a piece of foil. Put the roll in a tray and bake in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes.

step 5

Then, lowering the temperature to 150 ° C and continue baking for 3 hours and is ready to serve.

Source: Olive Magazine

 Chef: Ioanna Stamoulou

Photo: Giorgos Drakopoulos

  Food Styling: Tina Webb