Crock Pot Chinese Lamb Stew

Total Time: 3 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 -2 lb lamb, cubed inch size pieces
• 1 1/2 cups carrots, cut (larger pieces)
• 1 -2 medium onion, cut into small pieces
• 2 cups bok choy, cut
• 2 cups chinese cabbage, cut
• 5 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch (or more)
• 2 pieces orange rind, 2 to 3 inches long
• 1/4 teaspoon chili pepper (to taste)
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger (or to taste, may be fresh ginger - 1/2 tsp)
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 tablespoons wine
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 5 drops fish sauce
• 1/4 cup soya sauce
• 3 tablespoons oil

Recipe

• 1 brown lamb and 1/2 garlic in 1 1/2 tb oil about 7 mins, add to crock pot.
• 2 brown onion and remaining garlic and ginger in 1 1/2 tb oil approx 6 minutes.
• 3 add 2 cups chicken stock to onions and garlic.
• 4 combine brown sugar, soya sauce, wine and 5 drops of fish sauce, add to onions and garlic, cook for 5 minutes.
• 5 put carrots in crock pot.
• 6 add orange rind and chile peppers to piece of gauze, tie with floss or string and add to crock pot.
• 7 add onions, garlic and sauce to crock pot.
• 8 add corn starch and 1/2 cup water to crock pot (corn starch and water may be increased to ensure a thicker sauce).
• 9 add mushrooms, chinese cabbage and bok choy about 1/2 hour or less till finished cooking.
• 10 discard the orange rind and peppers before adding the veggies.
• 11 this meal can cook away at low heat for 3 to 4 hours. the meat will be very tender. try not to add the mushrooms, boc choy and cabbage to soon.
• 12 goes great with rice.