Every once in a while, I enjoy preparing a dish in my wok; here’s a favorite which I adapted from Ken Hom‘s Quick Wok:
Stir-Fried Lamb with Garlic and Basil
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean lamb steaks
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil
- 6 garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- Handful fresh basil leaves
- Handful fresh coriander sprigs
Marinade
- 1 tablespoon rice wine
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons cornflour
Directions
- Cut the lamb into thin slices. In a medium-sized bowl, combine the ingredients for the marinade. Add the lamb, mix well and marinade for 20 minutes at room temperature. Drain and discard the marinade.
- Heat a wok over high heat until it is very hot. Add the oil. when the oil becomes hot and starts tsmoking slighly add the the lamb and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
- Add the garlic, salt and pepper. Continue to stir-fry for another 3 minutes.
- Finally toss in the basil and coriander, and continue to stir-fry for 1 more minute or until the herbs have wilted.
- Turn onto a warm serving platter and serve at once.
The garlic and basil, the two aromatic ingredients, make this an unusual but delicious dish.
Enjoy, gentle reader, enjoy!
CS
Great and easy base recipe. I imagine throwing in a good handful of asparagus, brocoli or snow peas to brighten it up a bit. Once all of those great flavors come together, even fussy young eaters will love it!
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I absolutely agree!
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