Mandarinlamb Recipes

MANDARIN LAMB

Steps:

• Cook and stir lamb strips and garlic powder in margarine in a 10-inch skillet, until lamb is brown, about 6 minutes.
• Stir in onion and 1 cup water; heat to boiling.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer 15 minutes.
• Heat 1 1/2 cups water and 1/2 tsp salt to boiling in 1 1/2-qt.
• saucepan.
• Stir in rice; reduce heat.
• Cover and steam 15 minutes.
• Mix 1/4 cup water, soy sauce, cornstarch, 1/2 tsp.
• salt and pepper.
• Stir into lamb mixture.
• Add green pepper rings, reserving 2 or 3 rings for garnish.
• Cook, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and boils.
• Boil and stir 1 minute.
• Fold in orange segments.
• Serve over rice and garnish with reserved green pepper rings.
• NOTE: Because of the saltiness of soy sauce, you may decrease or omit the salt in the sauce mixture.

ORIENTAL LAMB STEAKS

Steps:

• Marinate lamb steaks in soy sauce seasoned with chopped garlic and grated ginger. Let the meat stand in this mixture for 5 to 6 hours and turn it often. Grill as for lamb steaks , brushing with the marinade during cooking. Omit salt and pepper.
• Serve with fried rice and broiled pineapple fingers.

CUMIN LAMB STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a dry skillet over medium heat, toast cumin seeds and peppercorns until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a mortar and pestle and crush lightly.
• Slice meat across the grain into 1/2-inch-thick strips. Toss meat with crushed spices, ground cumin, salt and dried chiles.
• Peel onion and halve it through the root end. Trim the ends and cut each half lengthwise into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Cut white and light green parts of scallions into 2-inch lengths. Thinly slice scallion greens; keep separate.
• Heat a very large skillet or wok over high heat until screaming hot, about 5 minutes. Add oil. Toss in onion and the scallion bottoms. Cook, tossing occasionally, until vegetables are lightly charred but still crisp, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
• Add lamb and chiles to skillet. Cook, tossing quickly, until meat begins to brown. Add garlic, soy sauce and sherry. Cook until most of the liquid has evaporated and lamb is cooked through, about 2 minutes. Toss in onions and scallion bottoms. Remove from heat and mix in cilantro and scallion greens. Serve hot, over rice.

LAMB CHOPS WITH MANDARINS

Steps:

• Trim the chops so the are neat and free from any excess fat. Roll the tails up so the chops make a round, if necessary secure with a toothpick.
• In a large pan, heat just enough butter to cover the bottom of the pan and brown the chops on both sides.
• Season lightly with salt and pepper.
• Add the wine and mandarin juice. Cover, lower heat and simmer until the meat is quite tender--About 30 mins.
• When it is cooked, lift the meat on to a serving plate and keep warm.
• Mix the cornflour and water to a smooth paste and stir into the pan juices.
• Cook quickly with regular stirring until they thicken slightly.
• Add the mandarin segments to the sauce and cook about 1 minute. Pour the sauce over the chops and garnish with parsley.
• Serves 6.
• N.B.---- To make mandarin juice, crush mandarin segments and strain the juice from them.
• Cheers, Doreen Doreen Randal, Wanganui.
• New Zealand.