Butterflying a Leg of Lamb

One of the best ways to BBQ a Leg of Lamb is to butterfly it, as this reduces it to a manageable thickness.

1. Find the places where the long bone appears to be close to the surface.
2. Cut open the meat along this bone and cut it away from either side
3. At the ‘body’ end of the leg there will normally be a smaller group of bones (unless you have a leg that has been cut off.) Cut the meat away from these until you have completely opened up the leg and can pick all the bones out.
4. Remove all the bones, trim off any excess fat and ‘open’ any thicker bits so that you have a reasonably uniform thickness of about 4cm.

Leg of Lamb

Bone ready to take out

Butterflied Leg of Lamb