Mongolian Lamb Recipes

CRISPY MONGOLIAN LAMB

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Put the lamb in a casserole dish with a lid. Add remaining ingredients plus enough water to just cover. Cook with the lid on for 3 hrs until the meat is tender and the bones pull out easily. Allow to cool still covered in the cooking liquid with the lid on. You can do this 1-2 days in advance and let the lamb cool completely in the fridge. This will make the next step easier.
• When cold, lift the lamb out of the liquid and transfer to a baking tray. Skim fat from the sauce. Reserve half the sauce for the noodles (in 'Try' section, below) and bubble the rest, still in the pan, until thick and syrupy. Pour into a small serving bowl. Heat grill to medium and grill lamb until crisp and hot through, but not too dark.
• Shred the lamb, discarding most of the fat and all the bones, but keep the nice, crisp skin. You can cut the skin off first and leave it in a hot oven while you shred the rest of the meat. To serve, take everything to the table and eat the lamb rolled up in the lettuce leaves with the cucumber, spring onions and sauce, plus the noodles on the side.

MONGOLIAN LAMB & ONION STIR FRY

Steps:

• Trim the meat of any excess fat and sinew and slice it across the grain into thin slices.
• Combine the garlic, ginger, baking soda, cornflour, light soy sauce and Chinese rice wine in a bowl.
• Add the meat and stir to coat.
• Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour, or preferably leave it overnight to marinate.
• Once the lamb has finished marinating and you would like to cook it, make the sauce.
• Combine the cornflour and soy sauce first to form a paste.
• Add the rest of the ingredients and stir vigorously until a smooth sauce has formed. Set aside.
• Heat the oil in a Green Pan wok or heavy-based frying pan.
• Add the onions and spring onions and stir fry over medium heat for 5 minutes or until softened and golden brown.
• Turn up the heat and tip in the lamb. Stir vigorously.
• Once the lamb has lightly browned, pour in the Mongolian Sauce, stir, then let it sizzle away for about 3 minutes or until the meat is cooked and the sauce has thickened.
• Serve immediately with white rice or on a bed of egg noodles. Enjoy!

MONGOLIAN LAMB

Steps:

• 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.

MONGOLIAN LAMB

Steps:

• Heat a wok and add half the oil, swirling it round to coat the pan.
• Stir-fry the lamb in 2 batches for 3 minutes each time.
• Remove all the lamb from the wok.
• Reheat the wok and add the other half of oil.
• Add the garlic and spring onion, and stir-fry for 2 minutes, then remove from the wok.
• Add the sauces and sherry to the wok, and bring to the boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer for 3-4 minutes or until the sauce thickens a little.
• Return the meat and any juices to the wok, and the spring onion, and toss to coat with the sauce.
• Sprinkle with the sesame seeds and serve.

MONGOLIAN LAMB

Steps:

• Combine lamb and marinade ingredients, mix very well. Cover and refrigerate to marinate and tenderise the lamb.
• Marinate 2 hours - Backstrap, Midloin chops and other listed Tender Cuts in Note 1.
• Marinate 24 hours - lamb shoulder and other listed Economical Cuts in Note 1. (Bare minimum marinade times is 6 hrs).
• Sauce: Mix cornflour with the soy sauces, then mix in the remaining sauce ingredients. (Note 7)
• Cook onion: Heat oil over high heat in a wok or heavy based skillet. Add onions, and stir fry for 30 seconds until starting to colour. Add garlic and toss through quickly.
• Cook Lamb: Add lamb and cook for 3 minutes until most of it changes from red to brown, and some pieces start getting nice golden brown surfaces.
• Add Sauce: Add green onions, stir for 30 seconds (meat should all now be brown), then add Sauce. Stir and let simmer for 1 - 2 minutes until thickened.
• Serve with rice!

MONGOLIAN LAMB STIR FRY

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together the cumin, chile flakes, salt, and pepper.
• Add the lamb and toss to coat with the spice mixture.
• Let the lamb sit at room temperature for 15 minutes while you prepare the rest of the ingredients, or, if preparing in advance, cover and refrigerate for up to one hour.
• Peel and quarter the onion. Then, slice each quarter into three or four wedges.
• Trim the roots and tops of the scallions. Cut the white and light green parts into two or three pieces and thinly slice the dark green tops. Set aside the tops to garnish the dish.
• Heat a wok or deep large skillet over high heat until it is hot enough that a drop of water sprinkled on the pan instantly sizzles, about 2 minutes. Add two tablespoons of the oil and heat until shimmering.
• Add the onion and white and light green parts of the scallion to the wok and toss to coat with oil. Stir-fry, stirring frequently, until the vegetables are softened and browned, about five minutes.
• Transfer the vegetables to a bowl.
• Add the remaining tablespoon of the oil to the wok and swirl to coat the bottom.
• Add the lamb and stir-fry, stirring frequently, until all the pieces are browned, about 2 minutes.
• Add the garlic, ginger, soy sauce, and Shaoxing rice wine and stir to combine.
• Continue to cook for an additional minute.
• Return the onion and scallion to the wok and cook for an additional minute.
• Garnish with the scallion tops and serve immediately over rice.