Lamb Pear Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 lbs lean lamb, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 3 tablespoons salad oil
• 2 cups water
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons tiger sauce
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 green pepper
• 1 red onion
• 1 stalk celery
• 1 (4 ounce) can water chestnuts
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 2 -3 fresh bartlett pears
• 2 cups hot cooked or steamed rice

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in large skillet till very hot.
• 2 add lamb, a little at a time and saute till golden brown.
• 3 stir in water, vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, tiger sauce, salt and pepper; cover and simmer 30-40 minutes till meat is tender.
• 4 discard garlic.
• 5 meanwhile, slice green pepper into 1 1/2 inch strips, slice onion lengthwise.
• 6 cut celery diagonally into 1/2 inch slices, slice chestnuts (thin).
• 7 blend cornstarch, sugar and lemon juice, stir into skillet.
• 8 heat, stirring constantly, till mixture is thickened and clear.
• 9 add green pepper, onion, celery and chestnuts to skillet, cover and simmer 10 minutes.
• 10 just before serving, halve and core pears, slice lengthwise and fold into lamb mixture.
• 11 serve over hot cooked rice.