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Mongolian Lamb, Cabbage & Leek Stir-Fry

Here's how you make Mongolian Lamb, Cabbage & Leek Stir-Fry
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 20m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon ginger root (finely grated)
  • 2 tablespoons Shaoxing wine (Chinese cooking wine or dry sherry)
  • 1/4 cup oyster sauce (60ml)
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1/4 cup water (60ml)
  • 800 grams lamb (backstraps, trimmed)
  • 2 teaspoons oil (vegetable oil)
  • Sea salt
  • Cracked black pepper
  • 1 leek, shredded (cut into 10cm lengths)
  • 4 cups green cabbage (shredded, 320 grams)
  • 1 tablespoon pepitas (toasted, chopped, pumpkin seeds)
  • 2 teaspoons sesame seeds (toasted)
  • Green chilli, long and thinly sliced to serve
  • Micro mint, to serve (baby mint)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Place the garlic, ginger, Shaoxing wine, oyster sauce, sesame oil, ground coriander and water in a small bowl and mix to combine and then set aside.

  • Step 2: Heat a wok over high heat for 2 minutes or until starting to smoke.

  • Step 3: Brush the lamb with 1 teaspoon oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook the lamb for 4 minutes each side or until dark golden and medium rare and then remove and loosely cover with aluminium foil and set aside.

  • Step 4: Add the remaining oil to the wok, add the leek and cook for 3 minutes and then remove and set aside and then add the cabbage and cook for 3–4 minutes or until charred.

  • Step 5: Divide the leek and cabbage between bowls.

  • Step 6: Add the sauce to the wok and cook for 2–3 minutes or until reduced.

  • Step 7: Thinly slice the lamb, divide between bowls and top with the sauce and sprinkle with the pepitas, sesame seeds, chilli and mint to serve.


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