Cherry Wood Smoked Lamb Shoulder
- 5 -6 lbs bone-in lamb shoulder
- 9 cups cherry wood chips
- 3 tablespoons soya sauce
- 1/2 cup green onion
- 1 tablespoon ginger
- 1 tablespoon garlic
- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons five-spice powder
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/4 cup peanut oil
- 1 cup ginger beer
- Mix all the marinade ingredients in a medium bowl.
- Place lamb in a large sealable baggie and pour marinade over top. Make the the marinade has coated the entire surface of the lamb.
- Place the lamb in the refrigerator and allow to marinate at least 5 hours or over night.
- Soak 6 cups of wood chips in water for 1 hour.
- Make a smoke pouch by draining 2 cups of the wet wood chips and squeezing the excess water out. Spread them on a large piece of aluminum foil. Place 1 cup of dry wood chips on top and mix them together. Close the foil around the chips to make a sealed foil pouch. using a fork, puncture holes on the top and bottom of the pouch. The more holes, the more smoke. Make a total of three pouches.
- Place one smoke pouch under grate on one side of the grill. Turn on the heat under the pouch to 400 F/200 C or high heat and close the lid. Wait for smoke. When the smoke starts to billow out of the barbecue, lower the heat under the pouch to 200 F/100 C or low heat.
- Place the lamb on the cool side of the grill. Close the lid and cook for 1 hour per pound of lamb.
- Change the smoke pouch every hour and a half.
cherry wood chips, soya sauce, green onion, ginger, garlic, rice wine vinegar, fivespice powder, honey, peanut oil, ginger beer
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cherry-wood-smoked-lamb-shoulder-381947 (may not work)