Cumin lamb
Cumin lamb, from above
Non vegXinjiang

Cumin lamb

Cumin, chilli and lamb in a screaming hot wok. The Silk Road in one plate.

25 minTime
26 gProtein each
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Grandma's wayLamb seared with cumin and chilli, Xinjiang style.
The original
484kcalsame
26 gproteinsame
2 gfibresame
25minutessame

Zi ran yang rou, the cumin lamb of northwest China.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

3 servings
Lamb (lamb or tender mutton)400 g boneless leg or shoulder, thinly sliced
Soy sauce1 tbsp
Cornflour (cornstarch)1 tbsp
Egg white½ egg white
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp
Cumin seeds1 tbsp, lightly crushed
Cumin powder (ground cumin)1 tsp
Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tsp, or Chinese chilli flakes
Dried red chilli6, snipped
Sichuan peppercorn½ tsp, ground
Garlic3 cloves, sliced
Onion1, sliced
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)2 stalks, cut long
Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful
Salt½ tsp

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Toss the sliced lamb with soy, cornflour and egg white and leave for 10 minutes.
  2. 2Heat the oil in a wok until smoking and sear the lamb in one layer, then toss until just browned. Lift out.
  3. 3In the same oil fry the cumin seeds, dried chillies and garlic for 20 seconds, then the onion for a minute.
  4. 4Return the lamb with the cumin powder, chilli, Sichuan pepper and salt and toss hard over high heat.
  5. 5Fold in the spring onion and coriander off the heat and serve at once.
Serve it like this

Pile onto a warm plate with the spring onion on top and serve with steamed rice or flatbread straight away, while the cumin still smokes.

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On the side Smashed cucumber salad15 min
On the side Hot and sour shredded potatoes20 min
To drink Kokum sharbat25 min
Something sweet Tang yuan45 min
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