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 fr
Ingredients
4 servings
Instructions
- 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).
- 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.
- 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 per serving
Protein24g
Carbs25g
Fat20g
358kcal
24gProtein
25gCarbs
20gFat
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$3424.00
$3424.00
Per Serving
$856.00/serving
$856.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$6848.00 vs buying!
~$6848.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (94% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| / 1 lb boneless lamb leg meat | 500 g | $1100.00 |
| soy sauce | 1 tbsp | $15.00 |
| Chinese cooking wine | 1 tbsp | $4.00 |
| cooking/kosher salt | 0.5 tsp | $1.00 |
| baking soda | 0.25 tsp | - |
| cornflour / cornstarch | 2 tbsp | $15.00 |
| cumin powder | 2 tbsp | $214.00 |
| white sugar | 0.5 tsp | - |
| ground Sichuan pepper | 0.5 tsp | $11.00 |
| vegetable oil | 4 tbsp | $48.00 |
| dried Chinese chillis | 0.5 cup | $705.00 |
| onion | 1 | $50.00 |
| finely minced ginger | 2 tbsp | $33.00 |
| garlic | 5 cloves | $988.00 |
| coriander/cilantro | 0.5 cup | $235.00 |
| toasted sesame seeds | 1 tsp | $5.00 |
| Plain rice | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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