Lamb Stew Sandpot with Wild Mushrooms and Pearl Onions

Name: Lamb Stew Sandpot with Wild Mushrooms and Pearl Onions
Yield: Serves 4 as a Main Course, 6 as part of a Multicourse Meal
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 3 fat scallions, cut into 1-inch nuggets; ½ pound wild mushrooms, trimmed and cut, if large; 1 large or 2 small Chinese or Japanese eggplants, cut into ½-inch cubes, skin left on; 8 to 10 French market carrots, halved or quartered, if fat, or 1 carrot, thickly julienned; Fine Green and white scallion julienne, for garnish; Fried Ginger Threads, for garnish; 2 tablespoons mushroom soy sauce; ⅓ cup Chinese rice wine or dry sherry; 1 teaspoon packed brown sugar; Finely minced zest of ½ small scrubbed orange; 2 cups China Moon Infusion, China Moon Double Stock, or unsalted chicken stock; 1 rounded cup red pearl onions; 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar; 1 tablespoon cider vinegar; 3 to 4 tablespoons corn or peanut oil, for searing and stir-frying; ½to ¾ teaspoon dried red chili flakes; 2 tablespoons thinly sliced green and white scallion rings; 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar; 1 tablespoon China Moon Chili-Orange Oil; 1 tablespoon “goop” from China Moon Chili-Orange Oil; 1 pound lamb shoulder, cut into 1-inch cubes; 1 tablespoon finely minced fresh ginger; 1 tablespoon finely minced garlic; 1 tablespoon mushroom soy sauce; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon cornstarch

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a Main Course

Difficulty
Complex

Appears in

China Moon Cookbook

By Barbara Tropp

Published 1992

About

I especially like meat dishes that are richly flavored yet light, so I especially like this dish! Drawing on the textures of wild mushrooms and pearl onions to make its statement, it is a good choice at any time of year.

The lamb needs a full hour or so to come to tenderness in the sauce, so you might like to cook it, without the vegetables, a day in advance. The final stewing with the vegetables takes only minutes.

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Asia
China
Dinner

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