Friday's Special, April 12

Friday's special is from the United Kingdom. This recipe is very unique and perfect for a formal Friday evening dinner! The recipe is roast lamb with spring herb crumbs.

Spring Herb Crumbs ingredients:

• 100g good-quality white bread
• 2 garlic cloves
• zest 1 lemon
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
• 1 tsp thyme leaf, chopped
• small bunch parsley
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  , chopped
• 3-4 anchovy
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
   fillets, chopped (optional)

Lamb instructions:

• 5 carrots
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  , cut into chunks
• 2 onions
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  , cut into chunks
• 4 bay leaves
• small bunch rosemary
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
• 2 tbsp olive oil
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
• large leg of lamb
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  , about 3kg/6lb 8 oz.

Directions:

Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. For the lamb, scatter the vegetables, bay leaves and a few rosemary sprigs into a large roasting tin and drizzle with the olive oil. Use a sharp knife to make little slits all over the lamb. Poke a slice of garlic and a small sprig of rosemary into each one. Sit the lamb on top of the veg in the roasting tin, add a splash of wine, then cook for 2 hrs if you like it pink, or 2 hrs 15 mins for cooked through. Remove from the oven, transfer to a board and cover with foil, then rest for 45 mins-1 hr.

To make the gravy, pour off most of the fat from the tin but leave the veg and any meat 

•