SW Crispy Chilli Beef

Here’s our slimming friendly version of Crispy Chilli Beef! A delicious fakeaway even if you are calorie counting or following a diet like Weight Watchers.

About Time 

• Prep Time  10 mins

• Cook Time  25 mins

• Total Time  35 mins

Ingredients

• 500 g lean rump steak cut into thin strips
• 1 egg beaten
• 1.5 tbsp self raising flour
• 6 tbsp soy sauce, preferably dark
• 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
• 1.5 cm piece ginger peeled and finely chopped
• 3 tbsp rice vinegar
• 1 red pepper deseeded and sliced
• 1/2 onion sliced
• 5 spring onions chopped
• 1 lime juice only
• 1 carrot cut into thin strips
• 2 good pinches chilli flakes or 1/2 chopped red chilli
• 2 drops Franks Buffalo Wings Hot Sauce or another hot/chilli sauce
• 2 tsp granulated sweetener
• 1 tsp honey
• 1/2 Oxo cube made up with 100ml boiling water
• low calorie cooking spray
• sea salt
• freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

1. Pre-heat the oven to 190-200°C.
2. Season the strips of beef, then dip each one into the beaten egg, then quickly drag it through the flour to give a light coating.
3. Place each piece of coated beef on a baking tray sprayed with a fair bit of low calorie cooking
4. spray, then give the strips a spray too. You could even put it on a piece of baking parchment to ensure it doesn’t stick.
5. Cook for 20-25 minutes, until the beef is crispy. You can turn it over towards the end if needed.
6. While the beef is cooking, spray a wok with some low calorie cooking spray. Then over a medium/hot heat, fry the peppers, carrots, onion, spring onion, chilli flakes, garlic and ginger.
7. Cook for 5 minutes, then add the lime juice, granulated sweetener, soy sauce, rice vinegar and honey.
8. Stir, then add a couple of drops of Franks sauce and the 100ml of beef stock.
9. Allow to cook for a minute and then add the cooked beef strips.
10. Stir well and serve with your choice of accompaniment.