Free yourself from the tyranny of pulled pork!
Seriously.
You’ve had pulled pork 1000 times, you never had anything like this: Smokey lamb with deep and mysterious chile flavors from the rub, and salted perfect.
Hawaiian rolls are the wrong thing here, you need pita and tzatziki and a beer and a total lack of embarassment as you wolf it down at top speed.
You can thank me for freeing you later.
| Mise en Place | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy | Meats | ||
| 1 small tub | fage plain greek yogurt | 8 lb | lamb shoulder, boneless |
| 2 tbs | creme fraiche | ||
| Staples | Veggies, Herbs | ||
| 6 tbs + 2 tsp | kosher salt | 4 tbs | minced rosemary |
| 4 tbs | aleppo pepper | 1 tbs | minced mint |
| 2 tbs | granulated arlic | 1 | persian cucumber, skinned and grated |
| 2 tbs | ground cumin | 2 tbs | lemon juice |
| 1/2 tsp | white pepper | 1 clove | garlic minced |
| n | Pita breads | 5 lb | applewood chunks |
| Equipment | |
|---|---|
| 1 | smoker at 225 |
| 1 | drip pan, half full of water |
| 1 | bowl |
| Directions | |
|---|---|
| Step | Action |
| 1 | Mix 6 tbs salt, rosemary, aleppo pepper, granulated garlic, and cumin together. It should look like xmas! |
| 2 | Rub lamb all over – use all of the rub. |
| 3 | Prep smoker, once at 225, add wood chunks to coals and put the lamb on the grill |
| 4 | Close smoker and wait. |
| 5 | And wait |
| 6 | And wait. At some point make the tzatziki. Mix yogurt, creme fraice, lemon juice, 2 tsp salt (or more), white pepper (maybe more), mint and garlic in the bowl. Taste, adjust, and when happy, saran wrap it and put in fridge |
| 6 | And wait. Once the meat has reached 165, wrap in butcher paper like its a brisket. |
| 7 | Put back on smoker and cook till it hits 195. You can turn the heat up to 275 to make this happen a bit quicker |
| 8 | Evac should, rest in paper for 30-60 minutes |
| 9 | While meat rests, split pitas |
| 10 | Pull meat. There is some silverskin in the shoulder that won’t break down. Discard it as you pull |
| 11 | Stuff pitas with meat, top with some tzatziki. You could even throw some lettuce and tomato in there if you like. |
| 12 | Eat |
