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Spicy Cumin Lamb Biang Biang Noodles

Spicy Cumin Lamb Biang Biang Noodles

Delicious Spicy Cumin Lamb Biang Biang Noodles made with homemade noodles, tender lamb, and a spicy sauce.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Resting Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 50 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 4 servings
Calories 425 kcal

Equipment

  • Stand Mixer
  • Wok
  • Spice Grinder
  • baking sheet
  • parchment paper

Ingredients
  

For the noodles

  • 1.5 cups bread flour
  • 0.25 teaspoon salt
  • 0.53 cups water (plus 1 tablespoon/15ml)

For the lamb & sauce

  • 8 oz fatty lamb shoulder or chuck (thinly sliced)
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil (plus 3 tablespoons/45 ml, divided)
  • 1 tablespoon rice wine (plus 2 tablespoons/30 ml, divided)
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1.5 tablespoons cumin seeds
  • 2 teaspoons coriander seeds
  • 0.25 teaspoon ground white pepper
  • 1 tablespoon grated ginger
  • 2 scallions (chopped, white parts and green parts separated)
  • 7 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 1 long hot red or green chili pepper (de-seeded and thinly sliced)
  • 3 tablespoons chili oil (preferably homemade)
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon black vinegar or rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt
  • 1 small red onion (thinly sliced)
  • 0.5 cups finely diced Chinese celery or regular celery (optional)
  • 3 leaves cabbage (roughly chopped)
  • 0.5 cups garlic chives (roughly chopped, optional)

Instructions
 

Noodle Preparation

  • First, make the noodle dough. In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the bread flour, salt and water. Combine the mixture with your hands or a fork until it starts to form a scraggly dough.
  • Once the dough has come together a bit, attach the bowl to the mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment, and turn it on low speed. Allow the mixer to knead the dough for 20 minutes.
  • You’ll know the dough is done when you can rip off a piece of it and stretch it slowly by a couple inches without it breaking apart.
  • If the dough breaks, knead for another 3-5 minutes. If it still won’t stretch, try adding a tablespoon of water and kneading by hand to incorporate the water.
  • Once the dough has reached the right consistency, cover it with plastic wrap or an overturned bowl and allow it to rest for 1 to 2 hours.

Lamb & Sauce Preparation

  • Combine the sliced lamb with 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, 1 tablespoon rice wine, and 1 teaspoon cornstarch. Set aside to marinate.
  • In a clean, dry pan over medium heat, add the cumin seeds, coriander seeds, and white pepper. Toast the spices until fragrant, about 5 minutes.
  • Coarsely grind the spices in a spice grinder or mortar & pestle. Set aside. Prepare all your vegetables, and set those aside as well.
  • Heat 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a large wok over medium heat. Add the ginger and scallion whites and cook for 1 minute.
  • Add the garlic and chili pepper, and cook for another 30 seconds. Crank up the heat to high and add the marinated lamb.
  • Stir-fry the lamb until just browned, and immediately add 2 tablespoons rice wine, along with your prepared spice mixture, the chili oil, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, salt, onions, and celery.
  • If things are starting to stick to the bottom of the wok, add a ¼ cup or so of water to deglaze it.

Noodle Cooking

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil. The noodles will take approximately 90 seconds to cook.
  • While that’s going, throw your noodles and the cabbage into boiling water, and cook for 90 seconds to 2 minutes.
  • Transfer the cooked noodles and cabbage to the wok along with the garlic chives and scallion greens, and toss until everything is completely coated in the sauce.
  • Serve!

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 425kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 19gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 785mgPotassium: 447mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 430IUVitamin C: 15.3mgCalcium: 88mgIron: 3.6mg
Keyword Biang Biang Noodles, comfort food, Lamb Recipe, noodles, Spicy Cumin Lamb, Spicy Noodles
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