Cumin Lamb

Name: Cumin Lamb
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 400g lamb leg or shoulder, thinly sliced; 2 tbsp cumin seeds, lightly crushed; 10 dried chillies and 1 tsp chilli flakes; 1 onion, sliced; 4 cloves garlic, sliced; 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine, 1 tsp cornflour; Coriander and spring onion

孜然羊肉/zuh-rahn yahng-ROH/

Also known as: Ziran Yangrou, Cumin Lamb Stir-Fry, Xinjiang Cumin Lamb

About this dish

Thin slices of lamb stir-fried with cumin, dried chillies, garlic and onion: smoky, aromatic and fiery.

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Ingredients

🐑400g lamb leg or shoulder, thinly sliced

🌿2 tbsp cumin seeds, lightly crushed

🌶️10 dried chillies and 1 tsp chilli flakes

🧅1 onion, sliced

🧄4 cloves garlic, sliced

🫙1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine, 1 tsp cornflour

🌿Coriander and spring onion

Method

Serves 3

Marinate the lamb with soy sauce, wine and cornflour for 15 minutes.

Stir-fry the lamb in very hot oil until browned, then lift out.

Fry the garlic, dried chillies and onion until fragrant.

Return the lamb, add the cumin and chilli flakes, and toss over high heat for 1 minute. Season with salt.

Toss in the coriander and spring onion and serve.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Ziran yangrou reflects the cumin-rich cooking of China's north-west and Xinjiang, and is a favourite of Hunan and Sichuan restaurants too.

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