Mongolian Lamb Meatballs With Spicy Sauce

Name: Mongolian Lamb Meatballs With Spicy Sauce
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 500 g ground lamb; 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 small onion, chopped; 50 g stale breadcrumbs; 2 teaspoons dry sherry; 2 teaspoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon chopped parsley; 1 egg; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (I use olive); 1 large red pepper, sliced (capsicum); 4 green shallots, sliced; 1 lamb stock cube (I use vegita) or 1 beef stock cube (I use vegita); 1 teaspoon cornflour; 250 ml water; 2 teaspoons hoisin sauce; 2 teaspoons sweet chili sauce; 1 teaspoon peanut butter (or can use tahini); 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder; 40 g unsalted dry roasted peanuts

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Recipe by Latchy

This recipe comes from Australian Womens Weekly Stir Fries and it is a favourite with my family also with the respite clients I cook for. Prep time takes in refrigeration time for 1 hour

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READY IN: 1hr 40mins

SERVES: 4

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

500

g ground lamb
1

teaspoon grated fresh ginger
2

garlic cloves, crushed
1

small onion, chopped
50

g stale breadcrumbs
2

teaspoons dry sherry
2

teaspoons soy sauce
1

tablespoon chopped parsley
1

egg
2

tablespoons vegetable oil (I use olive)
1

large red pepper, sliced (capsicum)
4

green shallots, sliced
1

lamb stock cube (I use vegita) or 1 beef stock cube (I use vegita)
1

teaspoon cornflour
250

ml water
2

teaspoons hoisin sauce
2

teaspoons sweet chili sauce
1

teaspoon peanut butter (or can use tahini)
¹⁄₂

teaspoon five-spice powder
40

g unsalted dry roasted peanuts

DIRECTIONS

Combine lamb, garlic, ginger, onion, breadcrumbs, sherry, soy sauce, parsley and egg in bowl.
Roll level tablespoons of mixture into balls; place on tray and refrigerate for one hour.
Heat oil in wok.
Add meatballs in batches; stir fry gently until meatballs are cooked, remove.
Add pepper and shallot; stir fry.
Add meatballs, crumbed stock cube or (vegita) blended cornflour and water, remaining sauces, peanut butter and spice powder.
Stir until mixture boils and thickens slightly.
Serve sprinkled with peanuts.