Lamb and asparagus stir-fry

Name: Lamb and asparagus stir-fry
Cook time: 30 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 tbsp plain flour; 1 tsp five-spice powder; 500g lamb backstraps, sliced thinly; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 200g green asparagus, halved; 1/2 red capsicum, sliced; 8 spring onions, cut into 6cm lengths; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1-2 tbsp hot chilli sauce; 1/3 cup plum sauce; 2/3 cup water; 1 cup bean sprouts

Lynne Mullins

October 19, 2011

Lamb and asparagus stir-fryNZ Gardener Magazine.

Time:< 30 mins

For those evenings when you're short of time but still want something fast, fresh and delicious, whip up what I call fairly fast food. You only need a cupboard stocked with a few quality ingredients to prepare something interesting and tasty.

Ingredients

2 tbsp plain flour
1 tsp five-spice powder
500g lamb backstraps, sliced thinly
3 tbsp vegetable oil
200g green asparagus, halved
1/2 red capsicum, sliced
8 spring onions, cut into 6cm lengths
1 tbsp soy sauce
1-2 tbsp hot chilli sauce
1/3 cup plum sauce
2/3 cup water
1 cup bean sprouts

Method

Combine flour and spice powder on a plate and dust backstraps in mixture.
Heat 2 tbsp vegetable oil in a wok and stir-fry lamb over high heat for 2-3 minutes or until browned. Remove. Add remaining vegetable oil, asparagus and capsicum and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Return lamb to wok and add onions, sauces and water. Stir-fry briefly until heated through.
To serve
Top with bean sprouts and serve with boiled rice.

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