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Stir-fried lamb with broccolilamb
Nigel Stater's stir-fried lamb with broccoli
date27 December 2013, authorMichal Krzywonos, author280 visits
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serves2 people
cooking time20 minutes

Recipe ingredients: some broccoli (1 small head or large handfull of florets)3 spring onions3 cloves of garlic2 hot red chillis3 table spoons of oil (groundnut)300 grams of lamb (minced)1 lime1 table spoon of nam pla (Thai fish sauce)1 tea spoon of caster sugarsome corriander (fresh leaves)
A thin steel wok is ideal for this because the fierce heat will help to caramelize the sugars in the meat, but you could use a frying pan, too. The sweet taste of the meat contrasts nicely here with the hot sour notes of the seasonings.

Blanch the florets of broccoli for one minute in boiling water. Drain and set aside. Chop the spring onion, removing the darkest green leaves as you go. Peel the garlic and chop it finely, then seed and chop the chillies. Get the oil really hot in a shallow pan then cook the onions and chillies until soft but not coloured, moving them quickly round the pan as you go. It will appear there is too much oil, but bear with me.

Add the minced lamb, let it colour appetisingly. It should go a rich golden colour. Add the drained broccoli. In a small bowl mix the juice of the lime with the nam pla and sugar. Tip into the hot pan, leave to sizzle briefly scraping at the gooey stickings on the bottom of the pan and stirring them in as you go. Check the seasoning - you may need a little salt - and stir in the coriander.