Leg of Lamb Avgolemono with Asparagus

This recipe is typically Mediterranean; the most well known version is undoubtedly the Greek avgolemono. Variations of the dish are also found in Turkey, as well as in Italy, in the region of Apulia where the Greeks had some influence on the early cuisine, in the Sephardic Jewish cooking of the Veneto, and in Tuscany. We usually prepare the dish as a ragout but tried the following version at the request of Jan Weimer when we were working on three Italian menus for Bon Appétit