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smoked lamb neck roast recipe
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Perfect Smoked Lamb Neck Roast (Or Goat)

Tender, juicy smoked, braised and pulled lamb or goat neck. Great for tacos, barbecue sandwiches, or anywhere you'd like.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time4 hours
Total Time3 hours 15 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Lamb Neck
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 486kcal
Cost: 20

Equipment

  • 1 Smoker

Ingredients

Lamb Neck

Other seasoning ideas (use your favorite)

  • Fresh herbs like chopped rosemary or thyme
  • Dry rub of your choice

Instructions

Dry-brine the neck

  • Season the meat and refrigerate overnight, covered. Seasoning the meat beforehand is nice, but if you’re short on time feel free to just let it sit, seasoned, for an hour or so before smoking.

Smoking

  • Smoke the lamb neck at 250F for two hours. From here the neck can be smoked ahead of time and stored for a few days, or frozen.

Braising

  • To cook the neck, put the neck in a tall pan that it can fit snugly in, then add an inch of water, cover with a piece of parchment, cover with a lid or wrap tightly with foil and bake for 2 hours at 300, or until fork-tender and falling off the bone.

Pulling

  • Cool the neck until you can handle it, pick the meat off, discarding and trimming off fat (look for the tendon near the spine, which is chewy) to your taste.

Serving

  • Mix the pulled neck with the braising juice, heat, and serve. For an alternate version as pictured in this post, see the other recipe where the pulled meat is mixed with tomatillo salsa verde.

Notes

  • By far the most important thing to remember is that the meat needs to be seasoned with salt and fat after being pulled. 
  • Lamb, goat, or venison neck can be used here. The method will also work well with shanks. 
  • The finished meat can be used to make sandwiches, or it can be only smoked for 2 hours and used to make soup, like split pea or black bean soup or lamb chili. 

Nutrition

Serving: 5oz | Calories: 486kcal | Protein: 71g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 225mg | Sodium: 522mg | Potassium: 939mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 7mg