Oh man I love crispy, sticky, sweet anything! Have you ever tried crispy chilli beef? That is one amazing dinner served up with my homemade egg fried rice (one of Chris’s all-time favourites). This recipe uses similar ingredients (soy sauce, garlic, sugar, ginger etc). However, replacing the lime juice with orange just adds such a great sweet-tangyness. It’s not exactly what I’d call a diet dinner, but it’s one of those meals that’s so tasty that I’d prefer a small-but-perfect bowl of it, rather than a huge plate of….. well anything that’s moderately healthy 🙂 Can you tell that I’m having a bit of a diet wobble? I’m halfway through a 10-week weight loss challenge at the moment. Just a little motivational thing we’re doing with a few people from the family to lose a few pounds. My aim is to lose 10 pounds over the 10 weeks, and I’ve lost 5 and a half so far. I figured a pound a week is a good amount that will still let me eat a few treats - like this orange beef! Start by coating strips of beef in cornflour, salt and pepper. Fry in oil in a hot wok until crispy, then remove from the wok. Add chopped peppers and onion to the wok and fry for a minute or two - so they’re still crispy. Add in the orange sauce - made from orange zest, orange juice, sugar, soy sauce, garlic, ginger and rice vinegar. Bring to the boil, then reduce until thickened. Add the beef back in to warm through, before serving with rice! Make this and I guarantee every plate will be clean within 10 minutes!! Check out the full step by step version in our video below. At least I know this dinner is healthier than throwing in the towel and ordering a Chinese banquet! Originally published September 2015. Updated May 2018 with new photos and a video, plus extra tips.
Equipment:
In order to make this Crispy Orange Beef recipe you will need:
A good Kitchen knife. I have recently bought this Dalstrong one and love it.Chopping BoardZester or microplaneJuicerMeasuring SpoonsGarlic PressA wok or if you dont have a wok then a frying pan/skillet will doWooden or Silicon Coated Spoons. We have just bought these and love them.Rice Steamer.
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