It's not as disgusting as it sounds!

1		leg of lamb
2	cloves	garlic, slivered
1		onion, chopped
4 to 6		figs
1	cup	chicken stock
1/2	teaspoon	ground ginger

• Stud the leg of lamb with the garlic.
• Scatter the onion over the base of a roasting dish and place the lamb on top.
• Roast in the usual way.
• Half an hour before it's cooked, add the figs.
• When cooked, remove the lamb and keep warm (not you, the lamb).
• Bring the pan juices to a boil and add stock, ginger, and seasoning and simmer for 5 minutes or so.
• Mash the figs into the sauce.
• Then slice the lamb and serve with the sauce.