Summer takes a temporary break here in the Southern Highlands of NSW, Australia. Suddenly the rains arrive with daily thunderstorms and temperatures plunge.
It’s the perfect excuse to make a warming, spicy soup. This aromatic, easy to prepare soup combines tender lamb back strap with the goodness of buckwheat noodles and home grown or market fresh greens.
Hoisin Lamb Ramen Soup
This aromatic, easy to prepare soup combines tender lamb back strap with the goodness of buckwheat noodles
2
servings40
minutes1
hour70
kcalIngredients
1 lamb back strap
2-3 tbsp hoisin sauce
1 tbs peanut oil or olive oil
3 spring onions, pale ends finely sliced, green leaves shredded diagonally
half a long red chilli, finely chopped
1 large garlic clove, minced
1 tbs grated fresh ginger
500 ml fresh chicken stock
1 tbs soy sauce
1 scant tbs fish sauce
100 g organic buckwheat ramen noodles
2 cups roughly chopped silver beet or 2 bok choy, quartered lengthways
4 sprigs fresh mint, stems removed
Directions
- To Roast The Lamb
- Preheat oven to 200C fan forced.
- Coat lamb back strap in olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Place on a lined baking pan and roast on centre shelf for 25 mins or until medium rare.
- Set aside to cool.
- When completely cooled, slice half the back strap thinly across the grain and gently coat slices with hoisin sauce in a bowl
- marinate for 15 mins.
- Reserve the remaining lamb: add to a salad, as a filling in wraps or sandwiches.
- To Prepare The Soup
- In a large saucepan, heat the oil over a low – medium heat.
- Add the garlic, ginger, chilli and white spring onions and saute gently without browning until fragrant and tender.
- Slowly pour in one and a half cups of water, chicken stock, soy sauce and fish sauce.
- Bring to a simmer.
- Add the noodles, bring to a boil and add the greens.
- Cook for 3-4 minutes until noodles are soft.
- Serving
- Divide the hoisin lamb between two deep bowls.
- Using tongs, add the noodles to one side of the lamb, add the greens to the other side. Gently ladle the soup over the top, making sure to drench the lamb well in hot liquid to warm it through.
- Garnish with shredded green shallot and mint leaves, and serve immediately with chopsticks and soup spoon.
- Place the lamb into the deep bowls, add noodles and greens, ladle soup liquids over the top and garnish.
It’s considered polite to slurp the noodles in this soup!
