Mutton Slices with ScallionsTaste: The mutton is slippery and tender and the scallions are aromatic.
Features: Shiny and beautifully colored with white meat and green scallions.
Ingredients:
400 grams (0.88 lb)mutton or lamb
150 grams (0.33 lb) scallions
1 egg white
2 grams (1/3 tsp) salt
1 gram (1/4 tsp) MSG
5 grams (1 tsp) cooking wine
5 grams (1 tsp) soy sauce
100 grams (7 tbsp) cooking oil
10 grams (2 tsp) mixture of cornstarch and water
10 grams (1 1/2 tbsp) dry cornstarch
50 grams (3 tbsp) water
Directions:
1．Cut the mutton or lamb into thin slices 5 cm (2 inches) long and 3 cm (1.2 inches) wide. Put them into a bowl. Add 1 g (1/6 tsp) of salt and stir until the mixture becomes sticky. Add the egg white and dry cornstarch and mix well. Slice the onions.
2．Heat the oil in a wok to 70-100℃ (160-210:F) and slippery-fry the mutton slices until they are done. Take out and drain off the oil.
3．Put back 20 g (1 1/2 tbsp) of oil into the wok and stir-fry the scallions until they produce a strong aroma. Add in the cooking wine, soy sauce, and water and bring to boiling point. Add the salt and MSG, and put in the mutton. Quickly stir several times and then thicken the sauce with the mixture of cornstarch and water. Take out and serve.
(Source: culture.chinese.cn)
