Smoked Lamb Shoulder

[TheHojo]

Been doing this the last few years for Easter

Have a 8lb square cut lamb shoulder all prepped for tomorrow - along with a scalloped carrot casserole





Going to smoke on my direct heat cooker tomorrow - 325 or so - so figured I would get ‘er cleaned up for work tomorrow



Going to pull the lamp meat (like pulled pork) - and serve with pitas, hummus, tzatziki and a Mediterranean Rice


Will update with cook and finished product tomorrow

 

[Smoking Piney]

I foresee some good eating in your near future, Ted. :-D

 

[Big George's BBQ]

Will definitely follow. That casserole really interests me

 

[SmokinAussie]

op2:

 

[Learning to BBQ]

That's gonna be good! The scalloped carrots intrigue me too!

 

[bowhnter]

That looks like it’s gonna be good. And the way you’re serving sounds better.

 

[Smoked&Baked]

Lamb butt for the win!

 

[ssv3]

Yes please!

Definitely the most underrated cut for bbq if you like lamb. I LOVE lamb!

 

[TheHojo]

Final product - smoked lamb shoulder and scalloped carrots - served on fresh pitas with tzatziki sauce - and some Mediterranean rice





Smoked on my direct heat cooker - shoulder was about 8 pounds - after it his 175 finished in the foil boat - also used Third Eye’s lamb/sheep mop sauce recipe

 

[oldgfbbq]

Ted that looks awesome, 9.9 out of 10. I lived in Texas from 1963 to 2004, had plenty of older relatives that drank Lone Star beer, but I'm a Shiner guy. -0.1 for the beer :-D

Beer pairings can be tricky. One surprising combination we found was Magic Hat #9 with Indian food.

Notwithstanding the beer, great looking meal, and willing to suffer through the LS for that great looking lamb. Thanks for the idea.

 

[Stingerhook]

I am sure it hit the spot Ted.

 

[TheHojo]

Ted that looks awesome, 9.9 out of 10. I lived in Texas from 1963 to 2004, had plenty of older relatives that drank Lone Star beer, but I'm a Shiner guy. -0.1 for the beer :-D

Beer pairings can be tricky. One surprising combination we found was Magic Hat #9 with Indian food.

Notwithstanding the beer, great looking meal, and willing to suffer through the LS for that great looking lamb. Thanks for the idea.

Actually a big fan of Magic Hat #9 !

 

[Big George's BBQ]

Looks Like you nailed it Ted

 

[Smoking Piney]

That looks delicious, Ted! :thumb:

 

[Seefyre]

Well done Sir, smoked whole lamb shoulder is one of the most unrated que items in my book!

 

[cowgirl]

Looks great from here too!

 

[charcoalwilly]

Great use of the direct heat cooker Hojo! Details on the cook when you have a chance!(amount of charcoal, wood chunks, refills, temp, etc.)

 

[SmokinAussie]

Finally.

A bone in smoked lamb shoulder.

Well done. A pulled lamb shoulder is a big thing in Australia. Me. I just eat it off the bone.

Well Done!

You get "the tick". First one for many years.

Cheers!

Bill

 

[TheHojo]

Great use of the direct heat cooker Hojo! Details on the cook when you have a chance!(amount of charcoal, wood chunks, refills, temp, etc.)

Read an article that said lamb reacts better to higher temps - so ran the direct heat cooker between 300-350


Was still a 7 hour cook - used about 1/2 a bag of B&B lump charcoal for the cook - also tossed in some wood chunks (been cutting my 16 -20 inch splits down to 12-14 inches for my offset - use the 4-6 inch left over pieces for the direct heat cooler ) - was probably tossing in a chunk or two every 30 minutes or so