Ingredients for 8 servings

  • There are several quality of leg of lamb found in France : leg of mutton, leg of lamb, leg of lamb "de pre-sale" (which are grazed on the sea shores of Normadie and other shores of France) and leg of milk-fed lamb.
  • Lamb meat is at its best around Easter because when summer comes and they are sheared the meat taste a bit stronger.
Roast leg of spring lamb for 6-8 people :
  • A leg of spring lamb of 2kg, bone in
  • 100g salted butter
  • 1 pinch of fresh thyme
  • 3 clove garlic, cored and sliced
salt freshly ground pepper