MainsDecember 5, 2017

Pulled Lamb Pita w/ Tzatziki

Name: Pulled Lamb Pita w/ Tzatziki
Ingredients: 1 small tub fage plain greek yogurt; 2 tbs creme fraiche; 8 lb lamb shoulder, boneless; 6 tbs + 2 tsp kosher salt; 4 tbs aleppo pepper; 2 tbs granulated arlic; 2 tbs ground cumin; 1/2 tsp white pepper; n Pita breads; 4 tbs minced rosemary; 1 tbs minced mint; 1 persian cucumber, skinned and grated; 2 tbs lemon juice; 1 clove garlic minced; 5 lb applewood chunks

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

1 small tubfage plain greek yogurt
2 tbscreme fraiche

Meats

8 lblamb shoulder, boneless

Staples

6 tbs + 2 tspkosher salt
4 tbsaleppo pepper
2 tbsgranulated arlic
2 tbsground cumin
1/2 tspwhite pepper
nPita breads

Veggies, herbs

4 tbsminced rosemary
1 tbsminced mint
1persian cucumber, skinned and grated
2 tbslemon juice
1 clovegarlic minced
5 lbapplewood chunks

Equipment

1smoker at 225
1drip pan, half full of water
1bowl

Directions

Mix 6 tbs salt, rosemary, aleppo pepper, granulated garlic, and cumin together. It should look like xmas!
Rub lamb all over – use all of the rub.
Prep smoker, once at 225, add wood chunks to coals and put the lamb on the grill
Close smoker and wait.
And wait
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
And wait. Once the meat has reached 165, wrap in butcher paper like its a brisket.
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
Evac should, rest in paper for 30-60 minutes
While meat rests, split pitas
Pull meat. There is some silverskin in the shoulder that won’t break down. Discard it as you pull
Stuff pitas with meat, top with some tzatziki. You could even throw some lettuce and tomato in there if you like.
Eat

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