Stir-Fried Spicy Lamb with Hoisin and Spring Beans

Preparation info
  • Serves

    3 to 4

    as a Main Course
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in

By Barbara Tropp

Published 1992

  • About

There is a moment in spring when the marketplace bursts open and there is a sudden plethora of beans and peas. This is a dish we put on the menu to celebrate. A pretty mix of lamb ribbons and slender beans, it mates hoisin’s sweet duskiness with the pow of fresh chilis.

All the preparation can be done in advance and the final dish cooked within minutes. If you’re hungry and ready to go, and willing to sacrifice the extra flavor depth to be gained in marinating the meat ahead, the wh