Red-cooked mongolian lamb
10 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boneless lamb shoulder; 2-2.5 pounds; trimmed | |
| 4 | tablespoons | Cornstarch; divided use |
| 2 | Cloves (large) garlic; minced | |
| 2 | tablespoons | Vegetable oil |
| 1 | can | (14.5-oz) chicken broth |
| ¼ | cup | Naturally brewed soy sauce |
| ¼ | cup | Dry sherry |
| 1 | tablespoon | Brown sugar |
| 1 | tablespoon | Slivered fresh ginger root |
| 1 | Small; whole, dried red chile | |
| 3 | mediums | Carrots; roll-cut into 1-inch pieces (see note) |
| 1 | Bunch green onions and tops; cut into 1-1/2 inch pieces; separating white from tops | |
| ⅓ | cup | Hot water |
| Hot cooked rice | ||
Directions
Cut lamb into 1-½ inch cubes; coat with 2 tablespoons of the cornstarch.
Brown lamb and garlic in hot oil in large skillet over medium heat. Pour chicken broth over lamb. Stir in soy sauce, sherry, brown sugar, ginger and chile. Cover; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 1 hour and 20 minutes; stir occasionally.
Add carrots and white parts of green onions. Cover and simmer 40 minutes.
Meanwhile, blend remaining cornstarch with ⅓ cup water; stir into pan with green onion tops. Cook and stir until mixture boils and thickens, about 1 minute. Serve over rice. Makes 10 servings.
NOTE: To roll-cut a carrot, make a diagonal slice at one end, roll the carrot a quarter turn and make another diagonal cut; continue rolling and cutting to the end.
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From a collection of my mother's (Judy Hosey) recipe box which contained lots of her favorite recipes, clippings, etc. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .