LAMB WITH SICHUAN PEPPER AND ORANGE

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Lamb With Sichuan Pepper And Orange image

Provided by Robert Farrar Capon

Categories     dinner, main course

Time 20m

Yield 2 or more servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/4 cup peanut oil
Rind of a large, fragrant orange, cut into eighths (white pulp removed)
2 hot red chili peppers
2 tablespoons Sichuan peppercorns (ordinary black peppercorns, crushed, may be substituted)
3/4 pound lean raw lamb
Salt to taste
2 large onions, sliced into thin rings

Steps:

  • Heat the oil in a wok and fry the orange peel in it until lightly browned. Remove both oil and peel and set aside. When the peel is cool enough to handle, cut it into fine julienne strips. Reserve the oil.
  • Seed the chili peppers and cut them into julienne strips. Add to the orange shreds and set aside.
  • Put the peppercorns in a dry skillet, toast them over moderate heat until they begin to smoke, then remove and crush fine in a mortar.
  • Cut the lamb across the grain into fairly uniform slices ( 3/8 inches thick and 1 to 1 1/2 inches long). Put them in a bowl and mix thoroughly with the crushed pepper.
  • Heat the wok in which the peel was fried until very hot, spread out the lamb slices in a single layer and fry them for 1 minute without moving them. Then stir-fry vigorously for 10 to 20 seconds and remove quickly to a serving dish. (They will still be raw in the center at this point.)
  • In the wok, heat the reserved orange oil until hot again, add salt to taste and stir-fry the onion rings until nicely browned. Add the orange peel, the red-pepper shreds and the lamb, stir-fry for 5 to 10 seconds and dish up. Serve over noodles dressed with a little sesame oil and soy sauce.

Lizzy Henderson
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I followed the recipe exactly and the dish turned out great! The lamb was moist and juicy, and the sauce was flavorful and well-balanced.


AYMAN SABABE RAFE
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This was a great recipe! The lamb was cooked perfectly and the sauce was flavorful and well-balanced.


Wizdom Pokea fils The preacher
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I made this dish for my family and they all loved it. The lamb was tender and the sauce was delicious. I will definitely be making this again.


Isaac Nwosu
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This was a delicious dish! The lamb was tender and the sauce was flavorful and well-balanced. I will definitely be making this again.


Tadiwanashe Danha
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I followed the recipe exactly and the dish turned out great! The lamb was moist and juicy, and the sauce was flavorful and well-balanced.


Gospel Turihabwe
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This was a great recipe! The lamb was cooked perfectly and the sauce was flavorful and well-balanced.


Priscilla Leshishi
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I made this dish for my family and they all loved it. The lamb was tender and the sauce was delicious. I will definitely be making this again.


Cesar Leon Lopez
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I followed the recipe exactly and the dish turned out great! The lamb was moist and juicy, and the sauce was flavorful and well-balanced.


Prince Foysal vai
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This was one of the best lamb dishes I have ever had. The meat was cooked to perfection and the sauce was incredible.


Babar Bhatti
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I made this dish for a dinner party last night and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved the unique flavor of the lamb and the sauce. I highly recommend this recipe.


Asif
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This dish was absolutely delicious! The lamb was so tender and flavorful, and the sauce was the perfect balance of sweet and spicy. I will definitely be making this again.