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Middle Eastern Style Crusted Shoulder of Lamb

Sharing Platter
Course Main Course
Cuisine BBQ
Keyword Lamb, pomegranate, feta, coriander, dates, middle eastern, crusted
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 30 minutes
Servings 6
Author Jackie Weight

Equipment

  • BBQ / Smoker

Ingredients

  • 1 Shoulder of Lamb

The Crust / Marinade

  • 1 medium onion
  • 2 teasp coriander seeds
  • 2 teasp cumin seeds
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 small bunch fresh coriander stalks reserve leaves
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 lemon zest & juice
  • 1 tbsp instant coffed

To Serve

  • 4 beetroots cooked
  • 100 g dates pitted & quartered
  • 100 g pomegranate seeds
  • 200 g feta cheese cubed
  • 1 small bunch coriander leaves torn

Flatbreads

  • 350 g Self-raising flour
  • 350 g Natural yoghurt
  • 20 g coriander chopped

Sauce

  • 100 g Greek yoghurt
  • 2 tbsp harissa paste

Instructions

  • Place all of the Crust ingredients into a blender and blend until they form a paste.
  • Slash the lamb on both sides and spread the crust ingredient mix over the lamb shoulder (leave to marinade overnight if you can).
  • Prepare the BBQ for indirect cooking and place the lamb above a pan.
  • Cook either low and slow 225F (for approx 6 hours) or hot and fast 350F  (for approx 4 hours) until the lamb is soft and almost falling off the bone.  During the final hour of the cook, place the lamb in a pan and cover with foil.
  • During the last half hour of the cook, smoke the Beetroot (I tend to use fresh cooked beetroot and just smoke to add flavour).

Flatbreads

  • Mix the all of the flatbread ingredients together until you have a fairly smooth dough, add more flour if needed.  Take balls of the dough, flour well and roll into flat discs. 
    Cook on the rack of the bbq or on a plancha over direct heat until the bread bubbles up, flip over and cook on the other side, it should still be soft.

Dressing

  • Mix yoghurt and harissa together.
    Serve in a bowl next to the lamb and flatbreads.

To Serve

  • Shred the lamb and place on a large board, randomly place the beetroot (cut into wedges), cubed feta, pomegranate seeds, coriander and quartered dates over the lamb.