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Lettuce Wraps with Stir-Fried Beef and Peanuts
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Lettuce Wraps with Stir-Fried Beef and Peanuts – Gluten-free version

Beef strips stir-fried with onion, pepper and cherry tomatoes in gluten-free soy sauce, honey and lime, in cool lettuce leaves with roasted peanuts. Eaten by hand, with no bread or rice. Gluten-free version: Gluten-free soy sauce (tamari).

⏱ 35 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    In a bowl, mix the beef strips with the starch and gluten-free soy sauce and let stand 15 minutes.
    Bowl
  2. 2
    Rinse the lettuce leaves, dry well and keep in the fridge so they stay cold and crisp.
    Refrigerator
  3. 3
    In a small bowl, mix the gluten-free soy sauce, lime juice, honey and chili into a smooth sauce.
    Bowl
  4. 4
    Heat the wok over high heat until very hot, then add the oil.
    ⚙ Pan-fryingStoveWok
    💡A very hot wok and a few vegetables at a time: crowded vegetables release water and steam instead of charring, and lose their crunch.
  5. 5
    Stir-fry the beef strips in batches, about 1 minute per batch, until golden, and transfer to a plate.
    Stove
  6. 6
    Add the onion and red pepper and keep stir-frying 2–3 minutes, until the vegetables are tender but still crisp.
  7. 7
    Add the cherry tomatoes and stir-fry a minute, until the skins start to split.
    Stove
  8. 8
    Add the garlic and stir-fry 1 minute, until fragrant.
    Stove
    💡The garlic and ginger go in last: in the heat of the wok they burn within seconds.
  9. 9
    Return the beef strips to the wok.
  10. 10
    Pour the sauce into the wok and keep tossing 30 seconds, until the sauce thickens and coats everything.
    Stove
  11. 11
    Serve the stir-fry on the lettuce leaves and sprinkle the nuts and cilantro over the top.
398calories
25 gprotein
18 gcarbs
28 gfat
● protein 24%● carbs 17%● fat 59%

Per serving (293 g), of 4 servings

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🔧 Tools needed (4) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Wok · Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (Less heat on the sides; stir-fry in small batches)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)

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