Although lamb is nutritious, it has a strong gamey flavor. Therefore, people often use methods like adding radishes or ginger when cooking it to remove the gamey taste. This reminds me of the question, can we add ginger when cooking lamb?
Is it good to add ginger when cooking lamb?
We all know that lamb has a very strong gamey flavor, and many people believe that adding ginger can remove this flavor.
However, ginger is a hot food. If consumed in excess, it can easily cause an internal heat imbalance.
Lamb, on the other hand, is a highly nourishing food. If these two are combined, it can worsen the phenomenon of internal heat imbalance.
Therefore, there is no need to add ginger when cooking lamb.
How to remove the gamey taste of lamb
1. Mung beans
For every 1kg of lamb, add 5g of mung beans. Boil for 10 minutes, then discard the water and mung beans together. This method can effectively remove the gamey taste of lamb.
2. Orange peel
When stewing lamb, add a few dried orange peels to the pot. Boil for a while, then remove and discard them. Repeat this process with a few more dried orange peels to further remove the gamey taste of lamb.
3. Walnuts
Wash two or three walnuts with shells, make a hole in them, and add them to the pot with the lamb. This can help remove the gamey taste of lamb.
4. Vinegar
Cut the lamb into pieces, put them in water, and add some vinegar. Boil and then remove the lamb. This can also remove the gamey taste of lamb.
Cumin lamb recipe
Ingredients:
6-7 ounces of lamb, cornstarch, cooking wine, white pepper powder, cumin powder, salt, chili powder
Instructions:
1. Cut the lamb into pieces, not too small, about the size of a thumb.
2. Marinate the lamb in cornstarch, cooking wine, white pepper powder, cumin powder, and salt for 20 minutes (you can add enough salt so that you don't need to add more later).
3. Heat the pan and add about 2 tablespoons of oil (the amount of oil depends on the fattiness of the lamb; if it's fatty, use less oil as it will release a lot of oil during the cooking process).
4. Add the lamb and stir-fry for two minutes until the lamb changes color.
5. Add an appropriate amount of chili powder and cumin seeds and continue stir-frying for about 1 minute. Serve.
