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.
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NutritionPer Serving
- Calories279
- Carbs19g
- Protein32g
- Fat7.2g
- Saturates2.6g
- Sugars10g
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You may ask yourself why did we come up with this Crispy Chilli Beef recipe when there are so many out there already? So let us explain. Since we started this website, we’ve been very aware of some recipes you find online not turning out as the pictures suggest. It’s a real pet peeve of ours!
We all know what it’s like. You find a recipe that looks amazing, off you pop to the supermarket to spend a small fortune on the ingredients. You gear yourself up thinking this is the recipe that will finally get you on Masterchef, then, disaster.
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This is exactly the problem that a number of members on our Facebook page faced a few weeks ago with a Crispy Chilli Beef recipe. If you’re a regular Facebook user you’ll know that you see a lot of ‘recipes’ pop up in certain groups and on your timeline.
Some of them are pretty good, but sadly most of them are just spam, which will direct you to a website full of recipes that haven’t been tried or tested, and stock photos that have been passed off as the homemade version of the recipe.
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When you look at this recipe you may be put off slightly by the number of ingredients. Yes there are quite a few, but it’s well worth it, and we can guarantee this one tastes just as good as it looks!
What diets is this Crispy Chilli Beef recipe suitable for?
You can enjoy this Crispy Chilli Beef if you’re dairy free.
Please make sure to double or triple check all of your ingredients if you’re cooking for people with allergies.
Do you need any special ingredients to make Crispy Chilli Beef?
You will need some granulated sweetener. This is the type with the same consistency as sugar rather than the powdered type, which can leave a bitter/chemical aftertaste.
If you chose to use a powdered sweetener, then please check how it compares to sugar. In some cases you’ll need to use less, as powdered sweeteners weigh less. The type of sweetener we use has the same weight and sweetness as sugar so you can substitute for the real stuff if you wish.
We use Franks Red Hot Wings sauce in this recipe which is available in many supermarkets. However, you could always substitute for another hot sauce like Tabasco or Sriracha if that’s all you have.
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We LOVE using our wok for dishes like these. It’s great for so many Asian dishes and when you need to cook something quickly and evenly!
How many calories are in this Crispy Chilli Beef?
There are 279 calories in each portion of this Crispy Chilli Beef. This means it falls into our Special Occasion recipe category, you can find all of our other Weekly Indulgence recipes here.
This Crispy Chilli Beef recipe fits in perfectly if you’re following a calorie controlled diet, and works well with any one of the major diet plans such as Weight Watchers.
As a guide, an average man needs around 2,500kcal (10,500kJ) a day to maintain a healthy body weight. For an average woman, that figure is around 2,000kcal (8,400kJ) a day. Obviously, if your goal is to lose weight then you might want to adjust these slightly! You can read more about these recommendations on the NHS website.
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 190-200°C.
Step 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.
Step 3
Place each piece of coated beef on a baking tray sprayed with a fair bit of low calorie cooking 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.
Step 4
Cook for 20-25 minutes, until the beef is crispy. You can turn it over towards the end if needed.
Step 5
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.
Step 6
Cook for 5 minutes, then add the lime juice, granulated sweetener, soy sauce, rice vinegar and honey.
Step 7
Stir, then add a couple of drops of Franks sauce and the 100ml of beef stock.
Step 8
Allow to cook for a minute and then add the cooked beef strips.
Step 9
Stir well and serve with your choice of accompaniment.
What should you serve with Crispy Chilli Beef?
Whatever accompaniment you choose, don’t forget to account for the extra calories and/or other nutritional values.
How do you know when Crispy Chilli Beef is cooked?
The beef is cooked when it is crispy on the outside. This should take approx 25 minutes in an oven preheated to 190-200°C.
Standard advice here in the UK is to cook food until it has reached 70°C and stayed at that temperature for 2 minutes. This is to keep your family safe.
There are 2 things to note with this recipe is this. First, traditionally Crispy Beef is cooked in a wok with a load of oil. That’s what gives the meat that crispy texture. However, this isn’t very slimming friendly, so we bake the beef strips in the oven instead.
Whilst this does make the meat crispy, it will never be ‘quite’ as crispy as the traditional method. But if you leave it until the last minute to add it to the sauce then it will retain it’s crispiness for a bit longer.
So the secret is don’t leave the meat in the sauce for too long.
Secondly, if you prefer a bit more sauce you can add a little extra stock, soy sauce and rice vinegar.
How long can you keep Crispy Chilli Beef in the fridge?
Once you’ve put it out, ideally you should eat it within 4 hours.
If you allow any leftovers to cool, make sure to refrigerate in a container with a lid and chill. You can keep leftovers of Crispy Chilli Beef in the fridge for approximately 3 days or so.
However, if leftovers are stored in the sauce, the beef will lose its crispy coating. We would advise setting any extra beef aside and storing separately to the sauce to prevent this.
Can I freeze Crispy Chilli Beef?
We don’t advise freezing Crispy Chilli Beef as the crispy coating will end up soggy!
How do I reheat Crispy Chilli Beef?
If you’ve stored the beef and sauce separately you can reheat the beef for around 10 minutes in an oven that has been preheated to 190-200°C. Make sure it’s piping hot before serving.
Place the sauce in a microwave proof container with loosely fitting lid and heat for 4-7 minutes until piping hot.
That being said, this dish is by far best when cooked fresh!
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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.
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Prep Time
10 MINS
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Cook Time
25 MINS
- KCals 279
- Carbs 19G
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 190-200°C.
- 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.
- Place each piece of coated beef on a baking tray sprayed with a fair bit of low calorie cooking 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.
- Cook for 20-25 minutes, until the beef is crispy. You can turn it over towards the end if needed.
- 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.
- Cook for 5 minutes, then add the lime juice, granulated sweetener, soy sauce, rice vinegar and honey.
- Stir, then add a couple of drops of Franks sauce and the 100ml of beef stock.
- Allow to cook for a minute and then add the cooked beef strips.
- Stir well and serve with your choice of accompaniment.
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AlexSaturday 7th July 2018
Could you do this in the actifry instead of the oven?
Zoe MurphySunday 1st April 2018
Hiya, was just wondering if you knew if this would work with cornflour instead? Thanks 🙂
RebeccaThursday 8th February 2018
Could you use plain flour instead of self raising? Is there an alternative for the rice vinegar? I have white wine vienegar?
AliSaturday 3rd February 2018
Could this be made with chicken instead of beef ?
Adam MackieMonday 22nd January 2018
Just made this (without the sweetener as I can’t stand the stuff) and I was absolutely gobsmacked on how good it was. Have now went and looked up other recipes. Thanks.
AmyMonday 15th January 2018
What about smash instead of flour n cook the beef in the actifry with fry lite?
CarolineSunday 14th January 2018
Where can i buy franks hot wing sauce or what should i use instead? Also could you do this in an active fry?
SamSunday 14th January 2018
Hi all
Nit tried this recipe yet as my daughter is not keen on beef. Would you be able to swap the beef for chicken and use chicken stock instead? Help
Guys as I’m new to pon recipes. Thanks in advace
Elaine DunneFriday 12th January 2018
Hi. I’m making this for dinner tonight.. I only have plain flour can I use that. Thank you
John PalmerThursday 11th January 2018
Fantastic recipe. Made it a couple of times now
elaine haycockMonday 8th January 2018
hi can you use cornflour instead of sr flr ?
LauraSaturday 6th January 2018
Assuming this could be done with chicken too?
It sounds amazing but my family prefers the chicken over beef. Can’t wait to try it!
Shauna GSaturday 25th November 2017
Hi, I have made this before and it is amazing. This week I couldn’t get spring onions. Are scallions similar? Could I use them in this dish or should I just leave them out? Thanks
Lesley UndrillMonday 13th November 2017
I made this for friends at the weekend and they really loved it. I did make more sauce than shown as I made before and felt it could do with a bit more. A big hit, thanks Pinchofnom.
MargaretSunday 5th November 2017
Hi if I make this with Chicken instead of beef would I need to use chicken stock??
tara mcnultySunday 22nd October 2017
hi id love to make this but have no buffalo sauce i do have just a ht sauce do you think it work as well? thanks
Mrs CoxWednesday 9th August 2017
Do you need to add the sweetener the one you recommend is very expensive thank you
Emma TMonday 11th September 2017
Hi Mrs. Cox,
You can use any sweetener you like – we like Sukrin so use that in all our recipes ????
denise PettittSaturday 22nd July 2017
Fab recipe whole family loves it!
Emma TTuesday 12th September 2017
Hi Denise,
So glad you enjoyed it!
Ann MarronSunday 16th July 2017
Did mine with chicken as not a fan of beef, was amazing. Am always dubious when I’m told “it’s just like the one from the Chinese”, but this really is!!! Thank-you PON!!
Emma TTuesday 12th September 2017
Hi Ann,
So glad you enjoyed it!
Jayne grimesSaturday 15th July 2017
Hi how many people does this recipe serve please xx
Emma TTuesday 12th September 2017
Hi Jayne,
The serving size is available on the recipe ????
JoMonday 15th May 2017
Could you use coconut flour ?
KateTuesday 16th May 2017
Hi Jo
We’ve not tried, but I would imagine coconut flour wouldn’t crisp up as much
CassieSaturday 8th April 2017
Hi can I use tabasco sauce instead of the frank’s sauce? Xxx
KateTuesday 11th April 2017
Hi Cassie
We prefer Franks, but you can use whatever hot sauce you like.
Cate GoddardSaturday 1st April 2017
This looks lovely. Do you think it would work with pork steaks chopped up?
KateWednesday 5th April 2017
Hi Cate
Yes it would work with pork, although pork does tend to be a little drier than beef or chicken
SusanThursday 16th March 2017
Has anyone worked the calorie value – just was curious ?
KateFriday 17th March 2017
Hi Susan
The calorie count is just above the ingredients in the recipe itself
TracieTuesday 7th March 2017
Made this as part of a Chinese ‘banquet’ for my mum and dad. Dad LOVES crispy beef from the Chinese…..I don’t have Sukrin so I used a spoonful of sugar and I used gluten free flour but other than that…I followed the recipe. Dad declared – “that’s the best crispy beef I’ve ever had” so….thank you Pinch of Nom…it truly was an epic part of the Meal!
KateFriday 10th March 2017
Hi Tracie
Glad you all liked it
LyndaWednesday 8th February 2017
Very nice. Very authentic tasting. Took me way longer to make than suggested time though. Thanks for the recipe!
AliThursday 26th January 2017
Just wondering if the weight watchers points are pro points or smart points? Thanks
KateThursday 26th January 2017
Hi Ali
They are Smart Points
KayThursday 19th January 2017
SO glad you enjoyed it – one of my favs too!
Karen McAleeseMonday 9th January 2017
I’m just beginning my sweet journey and have been following a couple of th groups for a few weeks to familiarize myself with the plan…Your recipes are fabulous. Thank you.
plasterers bristolTuesday 13th December 2016
Oh wow this looks delicious. I love this type of food. Thanks simon
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