Red Cooked Lamb with Sweet Potato

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RED COOKED LAMB WITH SWEET POTATO

1 teaspoon safflower or corn oil

8 green onions, cut into 1-inch sections

8 cloves garlic, minced

8 thin slices fresh ginger

2 3-inch cinnamon sticks

1 1/2 teaspoons hot chile paste

1 teaspoon aniseed (or fennel)

2 1/2 pounds lamb meat, cut into 1-inch cubes

1/2 cup soy sauce

3 tablespoons Chinese rice wine or sake

1 tablespoon sugar

5 cups water

4 sweet potatoes, cut into 1-inch cubes

1/2 pound fresh spinach, rinsed and drained

Heat a large heavy pot over high heat. Add oil and heat until hot. Add green onions, garlic, ginger, cinnamon sticks, chile paste and aniseed; stir-fry until fragrant, about 15 seconds. Add lamb and brown. Add soy sauce, rice wine, sugar and water. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer about 1 hour. Add sweet potatoes and continue to cook until they are tender, about 20 minutes. Discard the ginger slices and cinnamon sticks. Lightly mix in spinach; cover and cook until spinach has wilted, about 1 1/2 minutes.