Yangrou Chuan

Name: Yangrou Chuan
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 600g lamb shoulder or leg, in small cubes; 100g lamb fat, in small cubes (optional); 1/2 onion, grated, for marinating; 2 tbsp coarsely ground cumin; 1–2 tbsp chilli flakes; Salt; Metal or soaked bamboo skewers

羊肉串/yahng-roh chwahn/

Also known as: Lamb Skewers, Chuanr, Chuan'r, Xinjiang Lamb Skewers, Chinese Cumin Lamb Skewers

About this dish

Small chunks of lamb and fat threaded onto skewers and grilled over charcoal with cumin, chilli and salt.

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Ingredients

🐑600g lamb shoulder or leg, in small cubes

🥓100g lamb fat, in small cubes (optional)

🧅1/2 onion, grated, for marinating

🌿2 tbsp coarsely ground cumin

🌶️1–2 tbsp chilli flakes

🧂Salt

🍢Metal or soaked bamboo skewers

Method

Serves 2

Marinate the lamb with the grated onion and a little salt for 1 hour.

Thread the lamb onto skewers, adding a piece of fat between pieces.

Grill over hot charcoal, turning often.

Sprinkle generously with cumin, chilli and salt as they cook.

Grill until charred at the edges and serve hot.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Yangrou chuan come from the Uyghur cooking of Xinjiang and are now sold at night markets and street barbecues all over China.

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