LAMB WEEK: LAMB LEG STIR FRY (A), quick, easy, nutritious

Perfect meal for a starving singleton after a hard day's work...

Quick, Easy, Tasty & Nutritious: Stir-fried lamb, green beans and rice
'Beautifully tender meat, crunchy green beans and gorgeously separate rice grains. Fabulous!' Retired writer

Flash-fried Oriental Lamb arose from a discounted package of diced British lamb leg from a trusted supermarket*.  Marinated with sherry, soy sauce and orange and teamed with leftover raw green beans, it took barely 10 minutes to cook - including the optional rice.

The lamb was lean and with little fat; it was sliced thinly before marinading. 

The cooked lamb could have been served just as it was for a low-carb treat but 67 added quick-cook fluffy white Basmati rice** to soak up the fabulous juices. 

It was quite delicious, even though frugal - very little meat is required.  The recipe multiplies nicely.

Cost: £1'ish
Feeds: 1 but multiplies easily

*M&S

**Waitrose Aromatic & Fluffy Basmati

Ingredients:

   100gms thinly sliced raw cubes of lamb leg
   40gm green beans, topped & tailed
   peanut or light vegetable oil
   
Marinade:   
   2 tbsp sherry
   1 tbsp reduced salt soy sauce
   1/4 tsp minced garlic
   1/4 tsp minced peeled ginger
   zest of orange
   1-2 tsp orange juice
  
   water or stock

 Cooked rice (opt)

Method:

1. Mix marinade ingredients in a shallow bowl
2. Slice lamb cubes into thin slices
3. Place in marinade 20mins, turning now and again
4. Cook rice according to instruction; keep warm
5. Top and tail green beans
6. At end of marinading period, heat a large frying pan over high heat until very hot
7. Spray pan generously with oil; add slices of meat in one layer, shaking off marinade into the bowl; don't touch meat for 1-2 mins or until brown and crusty underneath
8. Turn meat over; cook half a minute; add green beans, leftover marinade and a couple of tablespoons water or stock; stirring rapidly
9. Cover, turn heat down to med; leave 2-3 mins or until beans are cooked to your liking
10. Pour lamb & juices over rice

Comments:
'Beautifully tender meat, green beans with just the right amount of crunchiness and gorgeous grains of rice; gorgeous layers of flavour!' Retired writer

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Copyright: This recipe has been developed by B M Lee/ Bright Sun Enterprises and may not be reproduced, in any form, without the author's written permission'