Boiled Leg of Lamb with Caper Sauce Recipe - Cookitsimply.com

Ingredients

• 4 lb leg of lamb (shank bone removed)
• salt and ground black pepper
• boiling water
• 1 bouquet garni
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 Spanish onion (quartered and stuck with 4 cloves)
• 5 floz chicken stock
• 1 oz butter
• 24 small carrots
• 24 button onions
• 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley
• 1 1/2 oz butter
• 3 tbsp flour
• 1 large egg yolk
• 5 tbsp thick cream
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp capers (drained)