How to make Salt and Pepper Crispy Lamb -
A Chinese delicacy – deep-fried marinated boneless lamb with a predominant flavour of black peppercorns.
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Boneless lamb (हददी् रहित लैम्ब), Garlic cloves (लहसुन लौंग)
Cuisine : Chinese
Course : Main Course Mutton
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Prep Time : 2.30-3 hour
Cook time : 16-20 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Spicy
Ingredients for Salt and Pepper Crispy Lamb Recipe
Boneless lamb cut into 1 inch cubes 400 grams
Garlic cloves chopped 4-6
Ginger chopped 1 inch
Crushed black peppercorns 1/2 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Chilli oil 4 tablespoons
Castor sugar (caster sugar) 1/2 teaspoon
Light soy sauce 2 tablespoons
Cornflour/ corn starch 3 tablespoons
Oil 1 tablespoon + to deep fry
Celery stalk chopped 3 inch
Fresh coriander stems chopped 1 tablespoon
Dried red chillies stemmed and sliced diagonally 2-3
Spring onion bulbs halved 3
Spring onion greens cut into 1 inch pieces 2 stalks
Red capsicum cut into 1 inch cubes 1/2 medium
Yellow capsicum cut into 1 inch cubes 1/2 medium
Green capsicum cut into 1 inch cubes 1/2 medium
Fresh coriander leaves chopped 2 tablespoons
Spring onion greens chopped 1 stalk
Method
Step 1
Put lamb in a mixing bowl, add half the garlic and ginger, half the crushed black peppercorns, salt, one tablespoon chilli oil and soy sauce and mix well. Keep the lamb in a refrigerator to marinate for two to three hours.
Step 2
Add two tablespoon of cornflourto the lamb and mix well.
Step 3
Heat sufficient oil in a kadai, add lamb and deep-fry till fully cooked and golden.
Step 4
To make the sauce, heat oil in anon-stick wok, add remaining garlic, ginger, celery and coriander stems and mix. Add remaining chilli oil and dried red chillies and mix well.
Step 5
Add spring onion bulbs, red, yellow and green capsicums and mix well. Cook for a minute.
Step 6
Add ¼ cup water. Make slurry with the remaining cornflour and two tablespoons water and add to the wok. Add soy sauce, remaining crushed black peppercorns and toss.
Step 7
Add coriander and spring onion greens and toss quickly, transfer onto a serving plate and serve immediately.
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