Slow Cooked Lamb Ala Michael Chiarello

Total Time: 8 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups roasted minced garlic
• 5 tablespoons salt
• 1/4 cup coriander seed, ground and toasted
• 2 tablespoons mustard powder
• 4 tablespoons dried chipotle peppers, ground
• 2 tablespoons dried thyme
• 5 tablespoons dried rosemary, finely chopped
• 5 tablespoons lemon zest
• 2 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
• 1 (6 lb) boneless lamb shoulder (not tied) or 1 (6 lb) lamb butt (not tied)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 275 degrees f.
• 2 combine first 9 ingredients in a food processor.
• 3 can also be mixed by hand in a bowl, but make sure to combine well.
• 4 if necessary, trim fat from top of lamb, leaving a 1/8-inch thick layer of fat.
• 5 spread roasted garlic rub all over lamb and inside any cavities, concentrating on boned side.
• 6 put lamb, fat side up, in a roasting pan and roast in middle of oven 6 to 8 hours.
• 7 transfer roast to cutting board and let stand 15 minutes. pull shreds apart with tongs into chunks.
• 8 serve.