Typhoon Shelter-Style Lamb Spine
避风塘羊蝎子
Lamb spine is braised, then stir-fried with garlic, chiles and a prepared typhoon shelter-style seasoning.
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Ingredients
Quantities are included where specified in the original recipe.
- lamb spine pieces
- scallions
- ginger
- cooking wine
- Sichuan peppercorns
- dried chiles
- garlic
- reduced-salt light soy sauce for braising
- 1 spoonfulchu hou sauce
- optionaldark soy sauce
- water
- green and red chiles
- breadcrumbs (pictured option)
- a littlechili oil
- a drizzle around the panlight soy sauce to finish
- cooking oil
Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.
Ingredient Notes
- The ingredient picture also offers prepared typhoon-shelter seasoning as an alternative to breadcrumbs; its formulation and quantity are not supplied.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- 01
Blanch lamb spine with scallions, ginger and cooking wine, then drain.
- 02
Fry lamb until golden on both sides. Add peppercorns, dried chiles, scallions, ginger and garlic. Add light soy sauce, chu hou sauce and optional dark soy sauce.
- 03
Add enough water to cover the lamb spine. Braise over medium-low heat for 1 hour, until cooked and tender, then lift out.
- 04
In a separate pan, heat oil and fry minced garlic, then green and red chiles. Add the pictured breadcrumbs and stir-fry, then return the lamb and toss.
- 05
Drizzle in a little chili oil and reduced-salt light soy sauce around the edge of the pan. Stir-fry to combine.
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Cooking Method
Typhoon Shelter-Style Lamb Spine
Lamb spine is braised, then stir-fried with garlic, chiles and a prepared typhoon shelter-style seasoning.
Ingredients
- lamb spine pieces
- scallions
- ginger
- cooking wine
- Sichuan peppercorns
- dried chiles
- garlic
- reduced-salt light soy sauce for braising
- 1 spoonfulchu hou sauce
- optionaldark soy sauce
- water
- green and red chiles
- breadcrumbs (pictured option)
- a littlechili oil
- a drizzle around the panlight soy sauce to finish
- cooking oil
Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.
Method
- 01
Blanch lamb spine with scallions, ginger and cooking wine, then drain.
- 02
Fry lamb until golden on both sides. Add peppercorns, dried chiles, scallions, ginger and garlic. Add light soy sauce, chu hou sauce and optional dark soy sauce.
- 03
Add enough water to cover the lamb spine. Braise over medium-low heat for 1 hour, until cooked and tender, then lift out.
- 04
In a separate pan, heat oil and fry minced garlic, then green and red chiles. Add the pictured breadcrumbs and stir-fry, then return the lamb and toss.
- 05
Drizzle in a little chili oil and reduced-salt light soy sauce around the edge of the pan. Stir-fry to combine.





