Taste of Home
Shredded Lamb Sliders
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 45 min. Cook: 6 hours
YIELD: 2 dozen.
I made about 1,500 of these easy, tasty sliders for the Great American Beer Fest. Everyone—right down to the last customer—thought the bites were delish. —Craig Kuczek, Aurora, Colorado
Ingredients
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1 boneless lamb shoulder roast (3-1/2 to 4-1/4 pounds)
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1-1/2 teaspoons salt
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1/2 teaspoon pepper
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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2 medium carrots, chopped
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4 shallots, chopped
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6 garlic cloves
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2 cups beef stock
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PESTO:
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3/4 cup fresh mint leaves
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3/4 cup loosely packed basil leaves
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1/3 cup pine nuts
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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3/4 cup olive oil
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3/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
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1/3 cup shredded Asiago cheese
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24 slider buns
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1 package (4 ounces) crumbled feta cheese
Directions
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1.
Sprinkle roast with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; brown meat. Transfer meat to a 6- or 7-qt. slow cooker. In the same skillet, cook and stir carrots, shallots and garlic until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Add stock, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Pour over lamb. Cook, covered, on low until lamb is tender, 6-8 hours.
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2.
Meanwhile, for pesto, place mint, basil, pine nuts and salt in a food processor; pulse until chopped. Continue processing while gradually adding oil in a steady stream. Add Parmesan and Asiago cheeses; pulse just until blended.
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3.
When cool enough to handle, remove meat from bones; discard bones. Shred meat with 2 forks. Strain cooking juices, adding vegetables to shredded meat; skim fat. Return cooking juices and meat to slow cooker. Heat through. Serve on buns with pesto and feta.
Nutrition Facts
1 slider: 339 calories, 22g fat (7g saturated fat), 56mg cholesterol, 459mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g fiber), 18g protein.
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