Lamb Shoulder Sandwiches

Total Time: 34 hrs Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 10 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 -8 lbs lamb butt or 6 -8 lbs lamb shoulder
• 1/4 cup brown mustard or 1/4 cup spicy mustard
• 8 -10 slices texas toast thick bread (or wonder, iron kids, etc..)
• barbecue sauce (your favorite)
• coleslaw (i use kfc coleslaw kfc coleslaw) (optional)
• french fries (i buy a large order from a local eatery because their fries are addictive) (optional)
• 2 1/2 tablespoons sweet paprika
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper (add less to adjust heat)
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 1 tablespoon thyme

Recipe

• 1 coat shoulder with mustard and sprinkle liberally with spice rub coating all sides.
• 2 place in a plastic bag and refrigerate overnight.
• 3 remove from refrigerator and allow to sit at room temperature for 1 hour.
• 4 preheat oven to 250 degrees.
• 5 place uncovered shoulder directly on rack with a drip pan beneath.
• 6 roast for 7-8 hours (or until falling apart).
• 7 remove from oven to a cooling rack to rest for at least 1 hour.
• 8 pull lamb apart using fingers or two forks.
• 9 serve by topping 1 slice of bread with a generous portion of meat, bbq sauce, coleslaw and fries.
• 10 it makes a pretty messy (but unbeatable) open-faced sandwich so you may want to have forks at the ready.