Xinjiang Cumin Lamb Stir Fry

Recipe video above. A cumin spiced lamb dish might sound totally un-Chinese, but it's actually authentic and very on-trend! Hailing from the Xinjiang province of China, if you love Middle Eastern and Chinese food, you will love this. Bold cumin flavour with tingling "cold" spiciness from Sichuan pepper and earthy chilli flavour (but not spiciness) from the dried chillis.Spice level - On the upper warm buzz side, but not fiery heat because Sichuan pepper is a different type of spiciness, see note 4.Recipe credit: Adapted from Real-Deal Xinjiang Cumin Lamb from Omnivore's Cookbook, one of my trusted sources for authentic Chinese cooking. I made a few minor tweaks to streamline but the flavour is bang on!

👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 53 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 8 min👤 Nagi📖 recipetineats

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🥘 Ingredients

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🍳 Cookware

●bowl
●mixing bowl
●skillet
●wooden spoon

📝 Preparation Steps

Marinade - Combine lamb, soy sauce, Chinese cooking wine, salt, baking soda and cornflour in a mixing bowl. Mix well then set aside for marinade for ⏱️ 30 minutes (counter fine).

soy sauce (, light or all-purpose (not dark or sweet))1 tbspChinese cooking wine (Note 2)1 tbsp

Spice mix - Mix the ingredients in a small bowl.

Cook lamb - Heat 3 tablespoons of the oil in a large non-stick skillet (30cm/1") over medium-high heat until hot. Add half the lamb and spread out in a single layer. Leave for ⏱️ 30 seconds then, using 2 wooden spoons, toss for a further ⏱️ 1 minute until the lamb is slightly golden. Remove onto a plate then repeat with remaining lamb (you shouldn't need more oil).

Sauté aromatics - Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil. Add the dried chilli, ginger and garlic. Stir for ⏱️ 10 seconds to release flavour, then add the onion. Cook for ⏱️ 2 minutes until the onion just starts to soften.

garlic (, finely sliced)5 clovesonion (, halved then sliced 8mm / 1/4" thick)1

Spiced lamb - Add the cooked lamb then sprinkle the spice mix over. Toss well to evenly coat.

Finish dish - Add the cilantro, sesame seeds and toss. Serve over rice! (Note: the dried chillies are not meant to be eaten.)

Nutrition Facts

calories

358 kcal

fat Content

20 g

serving Size

1 serving

fiber Content

4 g

sugar Content

4 g

sodium Content

1003 mg

protein Content

24 g

trans Fat Content

0.1 g

cholesterol Content

50 mg

carbohydrate Content

25 g

saturated Fat Content

2 g

unsaturated Fat Content

15 g

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