Hunan Style Lamb Ribs With Secret Spices

A community recipe by Kalpna

Not tested or verified by Nigella.com

Introduction

This recipe was inspired by some mutton ribs I had in a chinese restaurant. It's slow roasted with a sprinkle of spices, not so secret!

Ingredients

Serves: 2-3

Metric Cups

1 lamb (rack)
1 pinch of salt
1 pinch of pepper
3 star anise
1 teaspoon black peppercorns
2 x 2 centimetres fresh ginger
2 cloves garlic
1 splash of shoashing wine
cumin seeds
3 dried red chilli pepper
½ teaspoon sesame seeds

1 lamb (rack)
1 pinch of salt
1 pinch of pepper
3 star anise
1 teaspoon black peppercorns
⅘ inch fresh gingerroot
2 cloves garlic
1 splash of shoashing wine
cumin seeds
3 dried red chilli pepper
½ teaspoon sesame seeds

Method

Hunan Style Lamb Ribs With Secret Spices is a community recipe submitted by Kalpna and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Make sure ribs are dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper on both sides.

You will need to roast the ribs on a rack with a tray underneath. In the tray place half a pint of water, star anise, Szechuan pepper corns, ginger, garlic and wine.

Place rack with ribs onto the tray and place in oven and cook for at least 2 to 2 and half hours.

Meanwhile dry roast cumin seed in a heavy based pan until you smell a nutty aroma an they have become darker colour, add the red chillis, salt to taste and grind up in a spice grinder or if you have the energy in pestle and mortar until you have a fine powder. Add the sesame seeds to this and place in a small bowl ready to sprinkle and dip!

When the ribs have finished cooking sprinkle cumin spice mix on and allow to rest for as long as you can wait and devaour.

Also you can dip your ribs into the cumin spice mix if you like it extra spicy.

Make sure ribs are dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper on both sides.

You will need to roast the ribs on a rack with a tray underneath. In the tray place half a pint of water, star anise, Szechuan pepper corns, ginger, garlic and wine.

Place rack with ribs onto the tray and place in oven and cook for at least 2 to 2 and half hours.

When the ribs have finished cooking sprinkle cumin spice mix on and allow to rest for as long as you can wait and devaour.

Also you can dip your ribs into the cumin spice mix if you like it extra spicy.