Asian Way Lamb Strips

Description
Purchased from the DeYoung Estate in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1982. Date and source unknown.

Ingredients

 * 1-1/4 pounds thinly sliced, lean, boneless lamb
 * 1 tablespoon tomato paste
 * 1 clove of garlic, crushed
 * 2 tablespoons sherry
 * 1/4 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger
 * 1 tablespoon oil
 * 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
 * 1/2-cup water
 * 4 tablespoons soy sauce
 * 2 to 3 mushrooms, sliced
 * 2 teaspoons corn starch

Directions

 * 1) Cut the lamb into small strips.
 * 2) In a bowl, mix garlic, ginger, pepper, soy sauce, tomato paste, sherry and oil.
 * 3) Let this stand for 10 minutes or more for the flavors to mingle.
 * 4) Stir-fry the lamb in 1-tablespoon oil for 3 to 4 minutes.
 * 5) Let the lamb stand for 3 minutes before combining with the sauce.
 * 6) Sauce: Whisk water and cornstarch into the sauce ingredients, cook in a small saucepan till the sauce has thickened, stir in the sliced mushrooms.

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