Lamb's Face Salad

Name: Lamb's Face Salad
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 5 ribs celery (divided); 59 milliliters roasted chili oil; 4 servings Chopped cilantro, to garnish; 1 1-inch piece of cinnamon stick, toasted and ground medium-fine; 1 medium cucumber, cut into julienne (about 1 1/2 cups); 1 Tbsp cumin seed, toasted and ground coarsely; 4 servings Kosher salt; 2 lambs heads; 237 milliliters mung bean sprouts; 355 milliliters large onion, roughly chopped (about; 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil; 1 Tbsp soy sauce; 0 teaspoons sugar; 1 teaspoon tahini (optional); 1 teaspoons Chinkiang vinegar, or to taste; 1 medium whole star anise, toasted and ground medium-fine

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Lamb's Face Salad a try. This recipe makes 4 servings with 198 calories, 3g of protein, and 16g of fat each. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up onion, roasted chili oil, tahini, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 4 hours.

Instructions

Adjust oven rack to center position and preheat oven to 300°F.

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Oven

Place the lambs' heads in a pot or pan large enough to fit them snugly. Scatter onion and 3 ribs roughly chopped celery over top.

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Celery

Onion

Ribs

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Frying Pan

Pot

Add water until it comes up half way over the heads. Bring to a boil over high heat, then cover the pot or pan with its lid or foil and transfer to the oven. Cook until meat is tender and falling off the bone, at least 3 hours.

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Water

Bone

Meat

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Frying Pan

Pot

Let heads cool in liquid. At this point, the heads may be stored (covered with foil) in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Gently reheat in a 300 F oven until warmed through, about 20 minutes.

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Meanwhile, whisk together chili oil, soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, tahini, cumin, star anise, and cinnamon. Season to taste with salt. Sauce can be made and stored in refrigerator up to 1 week in advance.

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Sesame Oil

Star Anise

Chili Oil

Soy Sauce

Cinnamon

Vinegar

Tahini

Cumin

Sauce

Salt

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Whisk

When heads are cool enough to handle, remove all meat from skull and discard skulls. Peel the outer layer off the tongue and discard. Slice the tongue thinly. Chop or tear all the meat into slivers. Set aside.

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Meat

Bring a medium sized pot of water to boil.

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Water

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Pot

Add bean sprouts and boil until tender crisp, about 2 minutes. Rinse under cold water and drain carefully. Thinly slice remaining two ribs celery on a bias.

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Bean Sprouts