Mandarin Lamb Stir-fry With Sesame Noodles

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
• 1/4 cup cold water
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 -3 teaspoons sambal oelek
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil, divided
• 1/2 lb boneless lamb loin chops, with fat trimmed cut into thin strips or 1/2 lb pre-cooked lamb loin chop, cut into thin strips
• 1 medium red pepper, cut into thin strips
• 1 medium bunch green onion, cut on the diagonal in 1 inch pieces
• 3 garlic cloves, finely sliced
• 1 medium carrot, 1 inch julienne cut
• 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, thickly sliced
• 1 inch fresh ginger, grated
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges in light syrup, rinsed and drained
• 2 (3 ounce) packages ramen noodles, cooked as per package directions, discard the seasoning packet
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, cold water, cornstarch and sambal olek; set aside.
• 2 coat a cool, nonstick wok with cooking spray. preheat wok over high heat, then add 1 teaspoon oil. when the oil is hot, add lamb strips and cook 3-4 minutes or until lamb is browned and cooked through, stirring constantly. remove lamb from wok and set aside. if using leftover lamb loin strips; skip this step and add the meat in only to warm after the vegetables are cooked.
• 3 to the wok add the pepper strips, onions, garlic, carrot and cook 2-3 minutes or until vegetables are crisp tender, stirring constantly. add mushrooms and cook an additional 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly.
• 4 return the cooked lamb back to wok. stir soy sauce mixture well and pour it over the ingredients in the wok; stir in the grated ginger. while stirring constantly, heat for 1 minute or until the sauce thickens and bubbles; add mandarin oranges and toss gently to coat.
• 5 cook the ramen noodles as per package directions, drain and toss with 2 teaspoons sesame oil.
• 6 serve stir-fry over the noodles and garnish with toasted sesame seeds.