Chipotle Mexican Grill Braised Lamb Shoulder

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (6 lb) boneless lamb shoulder
• 2 -3 tablespoons oil
• 1 onion
• 4 medium tomatoes
• 4 -6 cloves garlic
• 1/2-1 teaspoon cumin
• 2 -4 sprigs fresh oregano
• 2 whole cloves
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 dried chipotle chiles
• 3/4 cup water or 3/4 cup meat stock
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 8 -12 flour tortillas
• 2 cups shredded lettuce
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 cups grated cheese
• 1 cup salsa
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 1 cup black olives, chopped

Recipe

• 1 generously salt and pepper the lamb shoulder.
• 2 let meat come to room temperature (2 hours) i would never, ever do this step, but some of you may feel comfortable.
• 3 preheat oven to 325*.
• 4 add olive oil to pan, sear lamb.
• 5 let rest 10- 15 minutes.
• 6 drain excess oil from pan.
• 7 add remaining ingredients to lamb.
• 8 cover and cook 2-3 hours until internal temperature reaches 140*- 150*.
• 9 let lamb rest 10- 15 minutes before slicing.
• 10 fill flour tortillas with shredded lamb, garnish with lettuce, sour cream, grated cheese, salsa, tomatos and black olives or garnish as desired.