Mongolian Lamb Stir Fry Recipes

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 WITH RICE

Steps:

• Put the cornflour in a small bowl and stir in the soy sauce, vinegar, black bean sauce and five spice powder and set aside.
• Brush a little oil over a large wok and heat on high until wok is hot and add half of the lamb and stir fry for 2 minutes or until lamb is almost cooked and transfer to a plate.
• Brush to wok with a little more oil and reheat wok to high and repeat with remaining lamb and then remove lamb from the wok and put on the plate with first batch of lamb.
• Brush the wok with the remaining oil and heat on medium-high and add the onion, mushroom, celery, zucchini, carrot, cabbage, garlic and ginger and stir fry for 2 minutes and then add the water, cook covered tossing twice, for 2 minutes or until the vegetable are just tender.
• Add the lamb and sauce to the wok and toss to combine and heat through.
• Divide the rice between plates and top with mixture to serve.

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.

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.