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Lamb with Ginger and Scallions Stir-fry Recipe 姜葱羊肉片

Sunday, December 26, 2010 | Labels: , , , , |

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and as we're still in the thick of the holiday season, here's an extremely simple and quick stir-fry for a satisfying meal with minimal prepping.  I have always been a big fan of lamb, and today's stir-fry is simply lamb slices cooked with ginger and scallions/ green onions in a simple soy-based sauce.  If you find lamb too gamey for you, feel free to substitute with beef and it will be preferable to buy thinly sliced beef for this dish.  The thin slices ensure that you will not need to marinate the meat for long since it will be easier for the meat to absorb the seasoning.

Lamb with Scallions and Ginger Recipe

From my understanding, lamb and mutton are used a lot in Chinese Islamic cuisine and is more common in the western and northern parts of China.  Stir-frying with ginger and scallions is however a popular Cantonese style of cooking especially with beef but I chose lamb today as some of my diners do not eat beef due to religious (Buddhist) reasons.  Personally, I like the taste of lamb although some may find it too gamey. Ginger and scallion slices fried till aromatic do well at eradicating most of the gaminess. I love adding Chinese rice wine or Shaoxing wine (绍兴酒) as well while cooking - I highly recommend keeping a bottle of Shaoxing wine in your pantry for your Chinese cooking purposes as it imbues a lot of popular Chinese dishes with a delicate and pleasing fragrance. If Shaoxing rice wine is not readily available, you can use cooking sake instead.

Lamb with Scallions and Ginger Recipe



Ingredients:

16 slices of thinly sliced lamb (can be found in most Asian grocery stores) - lightly marinated in light soy sauce
6 slices of ginger
4 stalks scallions/ green onions, sliced lengthwise (save some for garnish)
5 cloves garlic, minced

Seasoning: (as always, do a taste test and add more sugar or soy if needed)

1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tsp dark soy sauce
1 tsp oyster sauce
2 tbsps Chinese Shaoxing Wine (Chinese Rice Wine)
2 tsps sugar
1 tsp mirin (optional)
1 tbsp water
Drop of sesame oil
Dash of white pepper
1 tsp cornstarch mixed in 1 tbsp water

Lamb with Scallions and Ginger Recipe

Method:

Firstly, heat about 2 tbsps of cooking oil in your wok.  Once hot, turn heat to medium-low and saute garlic, ginger and scallions till aromatic.  Add the lamb slices into your wok and stir-fry around till almost cooked.

Meanwhile, mix the seasoning ingredients in a bowl (excluding the corn starch mixture).  Turn heat till high again, and pour in the mixture.  Stir-fry around until most of the water has evaporated.  Stir in the cornstarch mixture.  Mix well to coat.  Dish up and garnish with remaining scallions.  Serve hot with steamed rice.

Lamb with Scallions and Ginger Recipe

9 comments:

Cooking Gallery said...

Hmmm, this sounds and looks lovely :)! I wish you and your family happy holidays!

Yue Edwards said...

i know this dish well enough! yummy, yummy, i think the lamb tastes much tenderer this way

Rosa said...

Love this dish! Great way to use lamb for sure

noobcook said...

I always love the classic ginger-scallions combi in Chinese stir-fries. yours look really good with the gravy. Happy new year!

TasteHongKong said...

Like your generosity in adding the scallion and garlic : ). I'm one of those who can't swallow the gamey lamb. Like you suggested, I always find beef a nice alternative.
Wish you a healthy, happy 2010!

tigerfish said...

Always love the combination of ginger and scallions in stir-fry. Good with fish, chicken, and of course lamb! Happy New Year!

dinewithleny said...

I can just imagine how good this will taste. Never tried cooking ginger and scallion with lamb before, im sure it tastes wonderful.

Dami said...

ooh i'll definitely try this! but how much ginger is needed? it's not in the recipe ...

Jen (Tastes of Home) said...

^ oh my! you're right.. so sorry I left that out, I will correct it immediately :D I used about 6 slices of ginger..let me know if you like the dish! thanks !

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