Chinese Lamp Recipes - Lamb with Tofu Recipe

Ingredients

• 60 ml/4 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 450 g/1 lb lean lamb, coarsely chopped

• 3 cloves garlic, crushed

• 2 spring onions (scallions), chopped

• 4 water chestnuts, diced

• 5 ml/1 tsp grated orange rind

• 15 ml/1 tbsp soy sauce

• pinch of salt

• 100 g/4 oz tofu, cubed

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp oyster sauce

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp sesame oil

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Method:

1. Heat half the oil and stir-fry the lamb, garlic and onions until lightly browned.

2. Add the water chestnuts, orange rind and soy sauce and enough boiling water just to cover the meat.

3. Bring back to the boil, cover and simmer for about 30 minutes until the lamb is very tender.

4. Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil and stir-fry the tofu until lightly browned. Add it to the lamb with the oyster sauce and sesame oil and simmer, uncovered for 5 minutes.