Butterfly Leg of Lamb

Preparation info
  • Eight

    servings.
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Craig Claiborne’s Kitchen Primer

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1969

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Ingredients

  • A 6-pound leg of lamb
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon<

Method

  1. Cut away the thin skin from the top of the lamb, leaving the pure meat exposed. Bone the lamb as shown or have it done by the butcher.

  2. Place the lamb in a large, flat container made of glass, enamel, or porcelain. Sprinkle wit