Smoked Lamb Shoulder
Delicious Smoked Lamb Shoulder you can try at home.
Equipment
- Smoker Pellets
Ingredients
- 8 lb lamb shoulder bone in
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Herb Rub
- 2 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp dried parsley
- 2 tbsp dried sage
- 1 tbsp dried rosemary
- 1 tbsp dried thyme
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 1 tbsp dried basil
- 1 tbsp dried bay leaf crushed
- 1 tbsp black pepper finely ground
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1½ cups hummus to serve
- apple cider vinegar and water in a spray bottle (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your pellet smoker to 250°F, using your preferred type of pellets. Alder, cherry, and maple are great for lamb.
- Mix all the spices together in a small bowl and rub the spice mixture all over the lamb shoulder, ensuring it is well coated.
- Place the lamb shoulder in the smoker, fat side up, before that you can trim the excess fat and smoke for about 4 hours or until it reaches 165°F
- Remove and wrap the lamb shoulder in butcher paper and return it to the smoker.
- Increase the smoker temperature to 300° and smoke until the internal temperature of the lamb reaches 200°F
- Remove the lamb from the smoker and let it rest for an hour.
- Shred or pull the lamb and serve it warm on a pita with hummus or BBQ sauce. Enjoy your delicious smoked lamb shoulder!