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Mongolian Lamb served and ready to eat

Mongolian Lamb

Strips of tender lamb stir-fried with spring onion in a sticky soy and hoisin sauce — a takeaway favourite at home.

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15 minPrep
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15 minCook
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3Serves
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Ingredients

  • 500g lamb leg, thinly sliced
  • 3 tbsp cornflour
  • 3 tbsp oil
  • 5 spring onions, in lengths
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 thumb ginger, grated
  • For sauce: 3 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp hoisin, 1 tbsp brown sugar, 1 tbsp rice vinegar, 1/2 cup water, 1 tbsp cornflour with water

Instructions

  1. Toss lamb in cornflour.
  2. Sear in hot oil 2 minutes; set aside.
  3. Stir-fry garlic and ginger.
  4. Add the sauce ingredients; simmer until thick.
  5. Return the lamb and add spring onion; toss to coat.
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Tara’s tips

  • Slice the lamb thinly against the grain.
  • Cornflour gives the velvety coating and lovely sauce.

Serving suggestions

  • Serve over rice.

Storage & reheating

Keeps 2 days.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.

Frequently asked questions

Beef instead?

Yes — flank or sirloin works perfectly.

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