Lamb noodles with cumin

Total: 30 min. | Active: 30 min.
lactose-free

Ingredients

for 4 person

Noodles
300 g noodles
  salted water, boiling
Spices
1 tbsp sesame seeds
1 tbsp cumin
2 tsp peppercorns (e.g. Lampong)
Lamb
1 tbsp peanut oil
garlic cloves, finely chopped
4 cm ginger, finely grated
500 g lamb shoulder, cut into thin slices
spring onions, cut into strips
4 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp water
1 ½ tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp rice vinegar
2 tsp sugar
¼ bunch coriander, roughly torn

How it's done

Noodles

Cook the noodles in boiling salted water until just al dente, reserve approx. 50 ml of the cooking water. Drain the noodles, rinse with cold water.

Spices

Without adding any oil, briefly toast the sesame seeds, cumin and peppercorns in a wide frying pan or wok, coarsely crush using a mortar and pestle.

Lamb

Heat the oil in the same pan. Sauté the garlic and ginger for approx. 3 mins., turn up the heat. Add the lamb, fry for approx. 8 mins., stirring occasionally. Add the spring onions and spices, fry for approx. 1 min. Add the soy sauce, water, oil, vinegar and sugar, cover and reduce for approx. 3 mins. Add the noodles and reserved cooking water, heat gently while stirring. Garnish with the coriander.

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