SLOW ROASTERS RECIPES

Steps:

• Prepare the smoker for indirect cooking over very low heat (110° to 130°C).
• Trim any excess fat from the lamb.
• In a small bowl combine the salt, pepper, whole mustard seeds, paprika, brown sugar, rosemary leaves, and garlic. Using a basting brush, paint the lamb with mustard and then evenly cover with the spice mix.
• When the smoker is ready, add wood chunks (we used pecan wood chunks) to the charcoal. Place the lamb on the cooking grill, close the lid, and cook over indirect very low heat for 8 to 9 hours or until the internal temperature of the lamb reaches 93°C. If you are short of time, after 5 hours, wrap the lamb tightly in alfoil and continue to cook until the internal temperature reaches 93°C (approximately a further 2 hours).
• Remove the lamb from the barbecue. Wrap in alfoil if you have not done so already, and leave to rest for at least 30 minutes before pulling the meat apart with two forks.

Steps:

• Prepare the barbecue for indirect cooking over low heat (100°C to 130°C). If using a Weber Family Q barbecue, set up your barbecue with a convection tray and a trivet. If using a Weber Pulse, set up your barbecue with a trivet.
• Trim the lamb of any hard lumps of fat. In a small bowl, combine the garlic, olive oil, rosemary, salt and pepper. Spread the herb mixture all over the lamb. With cooking string, truss the lamb into an even shaped roast.
• Place the lamb onto the barbecue and roast over indirect low heat, with the lid closed, for 5 ½ hours.
• Once the lamb has been roasting for about 5 ½ hours, or has reached an internal temperature of 90°C, brush the lamb with the balsamic glaze and continue roasting the lamb for a further 30 minutes. Once the lamb has cooked, remove from the barbecue and cover with aluminium foil. Leave the lamb to rest for at least 15 to 30 minutes.
• Remove and discard the string from the lamb. Using two forks, pull the lamb into bite-sized pieces and serve immediately.