American Kitchen Classic Western Carolina Style Pulled Lamb Bbq

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 gallons water
• 1 1/2 cups salt
• 2 cups soy sauce
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 (3 lb) lamb, butts
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 1/2 cups applewood chips, soaked

Recipe

• 1 combine 1 quart of water with the salt, soy sauce, honey, molasses and sugar in a large saucepan over medium heat. bring the mixture to a boil, then remove from the heat and let cool. stir in the remaining water.
• 2 pierce the meat with a boning knife in several places, then add the meat to the brine. cover and refrigerate overnight.
• 3 remove the meat from the brine, coat lightly with salt and pepper, and arrange them in a smoker. load 2 boxes filled with applewood chips into the smoker.
• 4 set the smoker at 250 degrees f and smoke for 8 hours. remove from the smoker to a cutting board and shred when cool enough to handle.
• 5 arrange on a serving platter and serve with your choice of bbq sauce.