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Sweet Pepper and Garlic Stir-Fried Lamb Slices with Cloud Ear Fungus

traditionally supports warming the stomach and easing cold-type aches in the limbs

In short: Sweet Pepper and Garlic Stir-Fried Lamb Slices with Cloud Ear Fungus is a home-style dishe that traditionally supports warming the stomach and easing cold-type aches in the limbs. It is most often made for respiratory & lung wellness, digestive wellness, everyday balance. Total time about 25 min. Key ingredients: cloud ear fungus, ginger, salt and seasoning.

Prep
15 min
Cook
10 min
Total
25 min
Makes
2 servings
Sweet Pepper and Garlic Stir-Fried Lamb Slices with Cloud Ear Fungus

Why people make this dish

Nourilo came up with this recipe on a rainy summer afternoon when the air-conditioning on a long bus journey left him feeling chilled to the bone, with stiff, uncomfortable knees. Lamb is one of the warming foods in the Cantonese kitchen — deeply associated with supporting the spleen and stomach and easing cold-type aches in the lower back and limbs. Spotting a packet of Mongolian lamb slices at the supermarket (mild in flavour, barely any gamey smell), he decided to stir-fry them quickly with sweet pepper, cloud ear fungus and green garlic. The result is a vibrant, fast weekday dish that warms you from the inside.

What studies say about the key ingredients

Traditional use is not the same as clinical proof. Here is the strongest human research we found for each ingredient, limitations included.

  • Garlic · Randomized controlled trial, 120 participants · 2016
    Gamma-delta T and NK cells proliferated better and were more activated than with placebo. The number of illnesses did not differ significantly, but cold and flu severity and missed days were lower.Limitation: Cold and flu outcomes were self-reported in daily diaries, and the dose was a concentrated extract that is not comparable to dietary garlic.PubMed 26764332 · 2 more garlic studies
  • Ginger · Meta-analysis, 23 studies · 2022
    Overall, acute and delayed nausea and vomiting did not differ significantly between ginger and control groups. A subgroup taking 1 g/day or less for over four days had less acute vomiting (OR 0.30).Limitation: Clinical heterogeneity between trials required subgroup analyses, and the authors state that sufficiently large, high-quality RCTs are still needed.PubMed 36501010 · 3 more ginger studies

From the Nourilo Research Library. Findings come from specific doses, extracts and populations and may not apply to a home-cooked recipe.

Safety first — read before you cook

This is a traditional food, not a treatment. Please check with your doctor or pharmacist before making it a regular part of your diet if you:

  • are pregnant or breastfeeding, or are cooking for a young child;
  • take regular medicines — especially blood thinners, blood-pressure, diabetes or immune-suppressing drugs;
  • have a kidney, liver or heart condition, or a known food allergy.

Stop eating it and seek advice if you notice an allergic reaction or feel unwell. Safety notes reviewed 8 October 2026 · How we write safety notes

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