Smokey and Delicious Mongolian Lamb | Easy Lamb Recipes | Cookd

lamb

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and pork is often less expensive.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces sodium intake.

oyster sauce

🥗Healthier: hoisin sauce

Hoisin sauce offers a similar sweetness with fewer calories.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

Olive oil is more widely available and healthier.

In a mixing bowl add the lamb strips and add baking soda, soy sauce, cornstarch, salt and pepper.

Mix it thoroughly and let it rest for 20 minutes (this tenderizes the meat).

Once the meat is rested, add some more corn starch and mix it thoroughly and deep fry on a medium flame until golden brown.

In a kadhai or wok, pour in oil and add the fine chopped spring onion whites, garlic and ginger, sauté until aromatic.

Add the onion and bell peppers and sauté for 30 seconds on a high flame.

Add all the above mentioned sauces and sauté on a high flame for 30 seconds and pour in the water and bring it to a boil.

Add the cornstarch slurry and cook until thickened.

Add the fried lamb and spring onion greens and toss until well coated in the sauce.

Serve hot.

Cooking Techniques

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