Lamb Shoulder Barbacoa

I thought this would come out where I could shred it and put it on tortillas, but I knew that wouldn't be the case when I brought it up to temp (around 170) and couldn't cook it more. I did a quick youtube search, and from Rick Bayless doing something very similar where he sliced the shoulder and plated similar to what I did. He served the soup on the side, but I ended up simmering mine down with the veggies. The veggies were loaded with lamb flavor, and the remaining sauce was killer drizzled over the lamb. Went with a rolled and tied 3.5 lb boneless lamb shoulder. Marinated in a chile paste I made from scratch (I living in Texas and getting great dried chiles around the corner). Put some onion, carrot, potatos and soaked dry chick peas in the pot under the lamb, which I wrapped in banana leaves. Temperature was harder to control than normal, probably because I was cooking in a rain storm (!), so I was anywhere from 225* to 350*, but probably average of 300*. I used the plate setter. I think I went for 4 hours (I need to get better about cataloging time). Pulled at 170* internal, let rest and simmered down sauce. Really good stuff. Very tender and the marinade made it through.
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