Lunch

Beef and Kimchi Lettuce Wraps with Rice

Name: Beef and Kimchi Lettuce Wraps with Rice
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 150 g Lean beef, trimmed; 2 tsp (10 g) Tamari; 1 tsp (4 g) Toasted sesame oil; 1 clove, about 3 g Garlic; 60 g Kimchi; 100 g Cooked white rice; 100 g Little gem lettuce; 20 g Spring onion; 1 tsp (5 g) Sesame seeds

Thin strips of beef stir-fried with tamari and sesame, wrapped in lettuce with kimchi and a spoon of rice. No gluten, 39 g of protein for 432 kcal.

Calories: 432kcal
Protein: 39g
Fat: 14g
Carbs: 35g

Per serving, makes 1. 20 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

Fish
Crustaceans
Soya
Sesame

Traditional kimchi is made with fish sauce and salted shrimp. Vegan kimchi carries neither.

Flags follow UK labelling rules and come from the ingredients as listed, not from any particular brand. Check the packet before cooking for somebody with an allergy.

Ingredients

Lean beef, trimmed150 g
Weighed raw. The same piece weighed after cooking has lost water, so the protein per gram is higher and the total would come out about a quarter over.
Tamari2 tsp (10 g)
Toasted sesame oil1 tsp (4 g)
Garlic1 clove, about 3 g
Kimchi60 g
Check the label if you need it without fish. Most kimchi is made with fish sauce or shrimp.
Cooked white rice100 g
Cooked weight. About 50 g of dry rice becomes 130 g cooked.
Little gem lettuce100 g
Two heads, leaves separated and washed.
Spring onion20 g
Sesame seeds1 tsp (5 g)

Method

Slice the beef as thinly as you can across the grain and toss it with the tamari and crushed garlic.
Get a wok or frying pan smoking hot with the sesame oil and add the beef in one layer. Leave it for a minute to sear, then toss for another minute until just cooked. Take it off the heat.
Set out the lettuce leaves. Into each one goes a spoon of rice, some beef, a little kimchi, spring onion and a pinch of sesame seeds. Roll and eat.

Worth knowing

The beef must go into a hot pan in a single layer. Crowded, it boils in its own juice and turns grey.
Rice is 100 g here, which is a small portion. Double it and the wraps become a proper dinner.

Other lunch recipes that share ingredients with this one, or every lunch between 300 and 450 calories a serving.

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Macros are calculated from the weights listed above using standard food composition values, and will shift with your own brands and measuring. Weigh what you can. This is a recipe, not dietary advice. The full health disclaimer is below.