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Smoked Lamb Shoulder on Grilled Pita Breads

Servings 0

Ingredients

  • 1 lamb shoulder leg would be better, less fat, but shoulder would be juicier. So, up to you which one you’d prefer better
  • A bag or two of pita bread if you have boys like mine, they love snacking on grilled pita bread, so a bag won’t be enough 😉
  • Tomatoes sliced/diced
  • Tzatziki sauce
  • Samyang hot sauce optional, I just love smothering it on my dish 🤣
  • Cucumber optional, but refreshing to munch on the side
  • 1-2 box of mushrooms white or cremini
  • 2 onions purple preferably, quartered (more or less, depending how many mushrooms you’d like)

Marinade

  • 1 tbsp whole black pepper
  • 1/4 c mustard dijon
  • 8 cloves of garlic
  • 1/3 c lemon juice
  • 1 c oil grapeseed
  • 1/2 tbsp dry oregano
  • 1/2 tbsp dry thyme
  • 1 tbsp dry rosemary
  • 2/3 c chopped green onion
  • 2 tbsp coarse sea salt more or less depending on how big your lamb is

Instructions

  • Now, before we continue. I do have to mention you ought to have a meat thermometer. It helps big time because there will be bones on your lamb, and thick cut. So we want to be accurate, right? 😉
  • Mix all marinade ingredients in food processor, and process into fine paste.
  • Thread mushrooms alternately with quartered onions on metal skewers.
  • Once marinade is ready, coat your lamb generously, and leave some of the marinade for the skewered goodies.
  • Smoke the lamb first, not forgetting to insert meat thermometer on the thicker part of the lamb, until it reads 135 – 145 F
  • Take out meat and let rest on counter for a bit, like 20-30 mins
  • Meanwhile, let’s grill the mushrooms. 5 mins would be enough, but it’s up to you how soften or cooked you’d like your veggies to be.
  • While mushrooms grilling, let’s prepare our pita breads.
  • Lay pitas on flat surface, brush each side with oil and sprinkle lightly (or generously, as you wish) with dry oregano.
  • Grill pitas for 3 mins
  • Now to serve, as easy as slicing the lamb meat, place on pita, topped with mushrooms and onions, sauces of your preference, and devour.