Mongolian Lamb
photo by Peter J
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 500 g lamb tenderloin
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
- 1 small egg, beaten
- 1⁄2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
- 2 teaspoons cornflour (cornstarch)
- 5 tablespoons peanut oil
- 3 small onions, cut into quarters
- 1 spring onion, finely sliced (scallion)
- 2 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
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Sauce
- 1⁄2 teaspoon five-spice powder
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon ground bean sauce (mor sze jeung)
- 1 teaspoon chili bean sauce
- 1 tablespoon Chinese wine (or dry sherry)
directions
- Partially freeze lamb so it's easier to cut and then slice paper thin.
- Soak lamb in cold water for 30 minutes.
- Rinse well under cold running water, drain and squeeze out excess moisture.
- Mix salt, soy sauce, egg, bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) and cornflour (cornstarch) in a medium bowl.
- Add lamb to the bowl and mix well. Add one tablespoon of peanut oil, mix again, and leave to marinate in refrigerator for two hours.
- Heat one tablespoon of peanut oil in a wok over medium-high heat and stir fry onion wedges and spring onion (scallion) for one minute. Remove and place aside.
- Heat remaining three tablespoons of peanut oil in the wok swirling to cover the surface.
- Stir fry garlic for 5 seconds.
- Add lamb and stir fry over high heat tossing constantly until brown.
- Add all sauce ingredients except the wine and toss a couple of times.
- Return onion and spring onion to the wok. Pour wine around the outside of the wok so it sizzles, mix and serve at once over rice.
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Reviews
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loved this! used lamb rump. didnt wash it, cause I missed that bit ...sorry.<br/>made up the marinade and it was in there for 36 hours, cooked it up for the brother in law, with some steamed rice, and we licked the plates! I couldnt fine ground bean sauce, so I just left it out. (I did look, but I live in the "bush")<br/>I think this meat would be a wonderful filling for a steamed bun too!<br/>thanks Peter, made for Aussie swap may 2013
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This truly is a beautiful recipe which results in amazingly tender lamb - and gotta love recipes where you don't have to buy any ingredients except the meat! I used a backstrap and thought this was a lovely dinner - subtle and full flavoured all at once. Served with stir fried veggies and rice, thanks for posting!
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