Red Curry Lamb Shoulder
Lamb shoulder is perfect for the BBQ. Cook it long enough and it turns into a beautifully tender cut that just pulls away from the bone and gives you incredible flavoured meat, and this red curry lamb shoulder is a perfect spin on it.
In this recipe you rub a wet rub of red curry paste and fish sauce
INGREDIENTS
- 1.5 – 2kg boneless Australian Lamb Shoulder
- Jar of red curry paste
- 50ml fish sauce
METHOD
- Lightly score the lamb shoulder so that it absorbs the paste
- Combine half the jar of curry paste with 50ml fish sauce and rub into the lamb shoulder. Set aside for half an hour.
- Bring your smoker or BBQ to 250F (120 celsius)
- Add lamb shoulder over a water pan in the smoker or directly in to the grills of your BBQ and close the lid
- Check for and internal temperature from about hour 4, you are aiming for around 165F – 170F (180C)
- Wrap tightly in a double layer of foil and continue to cook until internal temp is around 205F (100C) or it starts to flake when you pull apart
SAUCE
- Tablespoon coconut oil
- Red curry paste
- Tablespoon palm sugar or white sugar
- 50ml fish sauce
- 400 ml tin coconut cream
METHOD
- Heat coconut oil to liquid in saucepan and add other half of the jar of curry paste from meat prep
- Fry curry paste for a minute, then add crushed palm sugar and fish sauce, and cook for another minute
- Pour in coconut cream in, bring to boil and then reduce and simmer for 20 minutes
- Drizzle some over the pulled meat and mix in, and pour the rest into a jug to serve
- Serve with rice and coriander