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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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Brown lamb spine pieces with golden seasoning and chopped peppers.
Typhoon Shelter-Style Lamb Spine
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Ingredients

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  • 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

  1. 01

    Blanch lamb spine with scallions, ginger and cooking wine, then drain.

  2. 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.

  3. 03

    Add enough water to cover the lamb spine. Braise over medium-low heat for 1 hour, until cooked and tender, then lift out.

  4. 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.

  5. 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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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

  1. 01

    Blanch lamb spine with scallions, ginger and cooking wine, then drain.

  2. 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.

  3. 03

    Add enough water to cover the lamb spine. Braise over medium-low heat for 1 hour, until cooked and tender, then lift out.

  4. 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.

  5. 05

    Drizzle in a little chili oil and reduced-salt light soy sauce around the edge of the pan. Stir-fry to combine.