LAMB LETTUCE WRAPS WITH PEANUT SAUCE
LAMB LETTUCE WRAPS WITH PEANUT SAUCE
LAMB LETTUCE WRAPS WITH PEANUT SAUCE

Ingredients
  • 600g/1lb 5oz lean diced lamb leg
  • 150ml/5fl oz dark soy sauce
  • 6 tbsp clear honey
  • 4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 3 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • crushed
  • vegetable oil
  • for frying
  • 2 heads round lettuce or 3 heads Little Gem lettuce
  • leaves separated
  • 1 x 400ml tin coconut milk
  • 250g/9oz smooth peanut butter
  • 2 tbsp clear honey
  • unsalted peanuts
  • roughly chopped
  • to serve
  • 4 spring onions
  • roughly chopped
  • to serve
Directions
  • Using a meat mallet or a rolling pin
  • flatten each piece of lamb with a few hits. Add the meat to a mixing bowl with the soy sauce
  • honey
  • cinnamon
  • cumin and garlic. Using your hands
  • mix well so that the honey is spread evenly into the mixture. Cover with cling film and leave in the fridge to marinate for at least 2 hours
  • or overnight.
  • For the peanut sauce
  • heat the coconut milk
  • peanut butter and honey in a saucepan over a medium-low heat. Bring to a gentle simmer
  • stirring constantly
  • until the peanut butter and honey dissolve into the coconut milk. Set aside until needed.
  • Heat a large frying pan over a medium-high heat and drizzle in a little vegetable oil. Shaking off any excess marinade
  • fry the lamb a little at a time to ensure you don’t overcrowd the pan.
  • Meanwhile
  • gently reheat the peanut sauce until warm.
  • Serve the meat on a platter with the lettuce leaves
  • peanuts and spring onions and the peanut sauce in a bowl. To assemble a wrap
  • take a lettuce leaf
  • place some lamb on top
  • drizzle with peanut sauce and top with nuts and spring onions. Roll up and enjoy.