Name: Lemongrass lamb with vietnamese vermicelli salad
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Lemon grass lamb with vietnamese vermicelli salad; 3 lamb backstraps (600g); 10 centimetre stick fresh lemon grass (20g), chopped finely; 2 tablespoon light soy sauce; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 2 tablespoon vegetable oil; 70 gram rice vermicelli noodles; 2 lebanese cucumbers (260g), seeded, sliced thinly; 1/2 pineapple (450g), chopped coarsely; 1 cup (80g) bean sprouts; 1 cup loosely packed fresh coriander leaves; 1 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves; 1 carrot (180g), grated coarsely; 1 butter lettuce, trimmed, leaves separated; Chilli lime dressing; 1/4 cup (60ml) hot water; 2 tablespoon fish sauce; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 2 tablespoon lime juice; 2 fresh small red thai chillies, chopped finely; 1 clove garlic, crushed

Ingredients

Lemon grass lamb with vietnamese vermicelli salad

3 lamb backstraps (600g)

10 centimetre stick fresh lemon grass (20g), chopped finely

2 tablespoon light soy sauce

1 tablespoon brown sugar

2 tablespoon vegetable oil

70 gram rice vermicelli noodles

2 lebanese cucumbers (260g), seeded, sliced thinly

1/2 pineapple (450g), chopped coarsely

1 cup (80g) bean sprouts

1 cup loosely packed fresh coriander leaves

1 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves

1 carrot (180g), grated coarsely

1 butter lettuce, trimmed, leaves separated

Chilli lime dressing

1/4 cup (60ml) hot water

2 tablespoon fish sauce

1 tablespoon brown sugar

2 tablespoon lime juice

2 fresh small red thai chillies, chopped finely

1 clove garlic, crushed

Method

Lemon grass lamb with vietnamese vermicelli salad

1.Combine ingredients for chilli lime dressing in screw-top jar; shake well.

2.Combine lamb, lemon grass, sauce, sugar and oil in medium bowl.

3.Place noodles in medium heatproof bowl; cover with boiling water. Stand until just tender; drain. Rinse under cold water; drain.

4.Place noodles in large bowl with cucumber, pineapple, sprouts, herbs, carrot and 2 tablespoons of the dressing; toss gently to combine.

5.Cook lamb in heated oiled grill pan until cooked as desired. Cover; stand 5 minutes, slice thinly.

6.Top lettuce with salad; serve with lamb, drizzled with remaining dressing.

Great for the health-conscious as well as the gourmet, rice vermicelli (also known as bee hoon), is so versatile that it is used throughout South-East Asia in an abundance of dishes, presented hot or cold, dry or sauced, wrapped in rice paper or stirred into soups, tossed in a salad or a stir-fry. Made from rice flour, they’re a suitable “noodle” for coeliacs; if you can’t find vermicelli, you can use thin flat rice noodles instead.
Note

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