Stuffed Leg Of Lamb

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 kg leg of lamb (bone left in)
• 4 slices bread, process into crumbs
• fresh parsley, roughly chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 tablespoons capers packed in salt, rinsed and chopped
• 2 anchovies, chopped
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• rosemary

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 200°c.
• 2 hold the lamb with the flesh side towards you and cut slices about 2cm apart through to the bone-a bit like cutting chops but not through the bone.
• 3 mix the fresh bread crumbs parsley, garlic, capers, anchovies, lemon rind and oil.
• 4 using your hands, place stuffing between the slices.
• 5 tie the leg with string to hold the slices together-this can be a bit tricky, a spare pair of hands makes it easier.
• 6 scatter rosemary over the leg.
• 7 place in a baking dish and cook at 180 c for about 2 hours.
• 8 when you carve, instead of slices you end up with tasty, chunky fingers of lamb.
• 9 enjoy !