Lamb lettuce wraps with peanut sauce Recipe

Lamb lettuce wraps with peanut sauce Recipe

  • 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
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Meanwhile, gently reheat the peanut sauce until warm.
  5. 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.