Sweet and Spicy Lamb with Figs

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 large brown onion, diced
• 2 tbsp honey
• 2 tbsp fig jam
• 80 mL Shao Xing Cooking Wine Vinegar
• 1 ½ cups water
• Juice of ½ a lemon
• 1 ½ tbsp ginger, minced
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 star anise
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 500 g diced lamb
• 150 g soft and juicy figs
• 1 spring onion, green part only, chopped, to serve
• 1 tbsp white sesame seeds, to serve
• 1 red chilli, chopped, to serve