As you're finalizing your Easter dinner menu, there's no need to stress about how you'll cook that leg of lamb this year. A few chef's tips is all you need to roast the piece of meat to succulent ...

Yet believe it or not, a lamb leg is inherently very tender — it's often mistakes made during the cooking process that can turn this tasty piece of meat into the texture of shoe leather.

Preheat the oven to 210C/190C Fan/Gas 6. Make small incisions all over the lamb and stud each with a piece of garlic or anchovy. Season the leg well with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Lay a piece of cling film over the meat and bash ... You can buy a ready-boned or a butterflied leg of lamb, or ask your butcher to bone it for you. To cook on the barbecue, preheat the barbecue ...