Lamb stir-fry

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 500 g/1 lb lamb fillet, trimmed of all visible fat, cut into thin strips
• 1 onion, cut into wedges and layers separated
• 1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 red pepper, seeded and cut into thin strips
• 1 carrot, sliced diagonally 250 g/8 oz broccoli flowerets
• 125 g/4 oz snow peas, trimmed
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 teaspoons cornflour blended with 1 tablespoon water

method

• Heat sesame oil in a wok over a high heat. Add half the lamb and stir-fry for 5 minutes or until brown. Remove lamb from wok and set aside. Repeat with remaining lamb.
• Add onion, ginger and garlic to wok and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add red pepper carrot, broccoli and snow peas and stir-fry for 5 minutes or until vegetables change color and are just tender.
• Return meat to wok, stir in soy sauce, oyster sauce and honey and stir-fry for 1 minute. Stir in cornflour mixture and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes longer or until sauce boils and thickens slightly. Serve immediately.

tip from the chef

Sesame oils is a strongly flavored oil made from roasted sesame seeds. It available from Oriental food stores and some supermarkets and keeps indefinitely.