North Carolina Pulled Lamb

Total Time: 8 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 5 lbs lamb shoulder, bone in
• 2 cups vinegar
• 2/3 cup ketchup
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon frshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 wrap lamb shoulder in a double layer of aluminum foil, sealing well.
• 2 place in a roasting pan.
• 3 roast in a preheated 500 oven for 20 minutes.
• 4 reduce heat to 250 and continue roasting for 6-7 hours, turning the roast over every hour.
• 5 allow roast to cool.
• 6 shred meat into a large bowl, removing bone and fat.
• 7 simmer vinegar, ketchup, sugar, honey, cayenne, salt and pepper for 10 minutes.
• 8 add shredded lamb to sauce and simmer additional 30-60 minutes or until all liquid has evaporated.
• 9 serve on split buns topped with creamy coleslaw.