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Crispy shredded sweet & sour beef

A twist on a Chinese takeaway classic, with crispy shredded beef coated in a homemade sweet and sour sauce, with plenty of veg and egg fried rice to serve alongside it.

Cook

15m

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition

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1.

Mix all the sauce ingredients together and set aside.

2.

Tenderise the steak, slice into thin strips then marinade with 2 tsp soy sauce, 1 tsp garlic granules and black pepper.

3.

Dip the steak strips into whisked egg then coat with cornflour.

4.

Place the beef strips in the air fryer, spray with low calorie spray and cook on 200C for 12-14 mins or until crispy (Alternatively oven cook on a lined baking tray on 200C for 20 minutes).

5.

A few minutes before the beef is cooked, add the sliced peppers and onion to an oiled pan and soften for a few mins.

6.

Pour in the sauce and cook on high for 30 seconds or until the sauce starts to bubble then stir in the beef strips until coated.

For the egg fried rice:

1.

Fry the onions in an oiled pan for a few mins to soften, then add in the peas for a couple of mins before scrambling the eggs, then mix with the peas and onions.

2.

Mix in the cold, cooked rice then season with the dark soy sauce and sesame seed oil until everything is fully coated.

For

2

M

I

300

g

Lean rump steak

2

tspn

Soy sauce

1

tspn

Garlic granules

Black pepper

1

Egg

30

g

Cornflour

80

g

Red pepper, sliced

80

g

Yellow pepper, sliced

80

g

Green pepper, sliced

60

g

White onion, sliced

1

Spring onion, sliced

For the sauce

3

tbsp

Tomato ketchup

1

tbsp

Tomato puree

1

tbsp

Soy sauce

1

tspn

Honey, heaped

1

tspn

White rice vinegar

1

Beef stock cube

1

Boiling water, a dash

1

tspn

Cornflour

For the egg fried rice

60

g

Onion, finely diced

100

g

Frozen peas

2

Eggs

150

g

Cold cooked rice

1

tspn

Sesame oil

2

tspn

Dark soy sauce

Per Serving

Calories

607kcal

Fat

16g

Carbs

68g

Protein

51g

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Laura D

15 hours ago

Absolutely delicious - I need to work on my presentation skills though 😂

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Christina

14 hours ago

I'd inhale that in a heartbeat still Laura hahah 🥰

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Stacey

4 days ago

Already completed the 10 meal January challenge but we are deffo carrying on since they’re all so nice 😍😍

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Christina

4 days ago

Nailed it Stacey well done! haha love it the recipes are too easy not too (and tasty) 🥵

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Michelle C

10 days ago

It took 2 hours in total to make. Although it was nice - dipping the strips and cooking in the air fryer took too long as the fryer could only hold a certain amount of strips.

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Christina

10 days ago

Hey Michelle! I recommend adding all the strips that are coated with egg wash into a zip-up freezer bag filled with cornflour. Much quicker and less messy too! Also what type of air fryer do you have? If you gave a dual then place them in both draws x

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Michelle C

10 days ago

That’s a good idea re the freezer bag. I have a double air fryer but think because I was cooking for 4 - it still took 3 goes for it all. I was trying to keep all the strips separate as I was worried they would stick together. X

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Lou

2 months ago

Another recipe tried and turned out fab. Added some chilli flakes for a kick of heat. Yum, thanks 😋

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Christina

2 months ago

Looks amazing and love how you plated that up! Looks like a masterpiece haha

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Zoe

3 months ago

😋😋

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3 months ago

That looks MEGA Zoe!! Love a fakeaway!

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Pascal v

5 months ago

That sauce is so good 🙌🏻

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3 months ago

Sorry Pascal ive just seen this! Isn't it! Coats the beef wonderfully. Have you made it again since?

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Pascal v

3 months ago

Yea I’ve made it a couple of times now. The kids really like it as well so that’s great.

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Christina

3 months ago

Really happy to hear that Pascal! Always a win if the kids eat and enjoy the food too!

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Jemma N

5 months ago

Wowzer another unbelievable meal! One of the best fakeaways I’ve made. We followed the recipe to serve 2 but next time I think it will stretch to three (portion leftover for lunch) 10/10 will definitely be having this again 🤩

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Christina

5 months ago

That looks sooooo good Jemma, I bloody LOVE a fakeaway so plenty more to come!! 🫶

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Mandy C

5 months ago

Changed rice to Ramen Noodles, was amazing!

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Christina

5 months ago

Such a fab idea 😍👏 Looks divine!

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Mandy C

5 months ago

Was! Can’t wait to get your new book, use your other one on a daily basis

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5 months ago

Do you actually no way 😮‍💨 Thank you for getting a copy and your gonna love the new one!!

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Molly N

5 months ago

No rice so had to swap 5o noodles. Another great recipe.

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Christina

5 months ago

Love the swap and I might do mine with noodles next time lovely 🫶🏼

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Crispy shredded sweet & sour beef

A twist on a Chinese takeaway classic, with crispy shredded beef coated in a homemade sweet and sour sauce, with plenty of veg and egg fried rice to serve alongside it.

Cook

15m

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition

Turn cooking mode on

1.

Mix all the sauce ingredients together and set aside.

2.

Tenderise the steak, slice into thin strips then marinade with 2 tsp soy sauce, 1 tsp garlic granules and black pepper.

3.

Dip the steak strips into whisked egg then coat with cornflour.

4.

Place the beef strips in the air fryer, spray with low calorie spray and cook on 200C for 12-14 mins or until crispy (Alternatively oven cook on a lined baking tray on 200C for 20 minutes).

5.

A few minutes before the beef is cooked, add the sliced peppers and onion to an oiled pan and soften for a few mins.

6.

Pour in the sauce and cook on high for 30 seconds or until the sauce starts to bubble then stir in the beef strips until coated.

For the egg fried rice:

1.

Fry the onions in an oiled pan for a few mins to soften, then add in the peas for a couple of mins before scrambling the eggs, then mix with the peas and onions.

2.

Mix in the cold, cooked rice then season with the dark soy sauce and sesame seed oil until everything is fully coated.

For

2

M

I

300

g

Lean rump steak

2

tspn

Soy sauce

1

tspn

Garlic granules

Black pepper

1

Egg

30

g

Cornflour

80

g

Red pepper, sliced

80

g

Yellow pepper, sliced

80

g

Green pepper, sliced

60

g

White onion, sliced

1

Spring onion, sliced

For the sauce

3

tbsp

Tomato ketchup

1

tbsp

Tomato puree

1

tbsp

Soy sauce

1

tspn

Honey, heaped

1

tspn

White rice vinegar

1

Beef stock cube

1

Boiling water, a dash

1

tspn

Cornflour

For the egg fried rice

60

g

Onion, finely diced

100

g

Frozen peas

2

Eggs

150

g

Cold cooked rice

1

tspn

Sesame oil

2

tspn

Dark soy sauce

Per Serving

Calories

607kcal

Fat

16g

Carbs

68g

Protein

51g

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Laura D

15 hours ago

Absolutely delicious - I need to work on my presentation skills though 😂

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Christina

14 hours ago

I'd inhale that in a heartbeat still Laura hahah 🥰

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Stacey

4 days ago

Already completed the 10 meal January challenge but we are deffo carrying on since they’re all so nice 😍😍

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Christina

4 days ago

Nailed it Stacey well done! haha love it the recipes are too easy not too (and tasty) 🥵

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Michelle C

10 days ago

It took 2 hours in total to make. Although it was nice - dipping the strips and cooking in the air fryer took too long as the fryer could only hold a certain amount of strips.

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Christina

10 days ago

Hey Michelle! I recommend adding all the strips that are coated with egg wash into a zip-up freezer bag filled with cornflour. Much quicker and less messy too! Also what type of air fryer do you have? If you gave a dual then place them in both draws x

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Michelle C

10 days ago

That’s a good idea re the freezer bag. I have a double air fryer but think because I was cooking for 4 - it still took 3 goes for it all. I was trying to keep all the strips separate as I was worried they would stick together. X

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Lou

2 months ago

Another recipe tried and turned out fab. Added some chilli flakes for a kick of heat. Yum, thanks 😋

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Christina

2 months ago

Looks amazing and love how you plated that up! Looks like a masterpiece haha

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Zoe

3 months ago

😋😋

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Christina

3 months ago

That looks MEGA Zoe!! Love a fakeaway!

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Pascal v

5 months ago

That sauce is so good 🙌🏻

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Christina

3 months ago

Sorry Pascal ive just seen this! Isn't it! Coats the beef wonderfully. Have you made it again since?

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Pascal v

3 months ago

Yea I’ve made it a couple of times now. The kids really like it as well so that’s great.

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Christina

3 months ago

Really happy to hear that Pascal! Always a win if the kids eat and enjoy the food too!

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Jemma N

5 months ago

Wowzer another unbelievable meal! One of the best fakeaways I’ve made. We followed the recipe to serve 2 but next time I think it will stretch to three (portion leftover for lunch) 10/10 will definitely be having this again 🤩

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Christina

5 months ago

That looks sooooo good Jemma, I bloody LOVE a fakeaway so plenty more to come!! 🫶

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Mandy C

5 months ago

Changed rice to Ramen Noodles, was amazing!

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Christina

5 months ago

Such a fab idea 😍👏 Looks divine!

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Mandy C

5 months ago

Was! Can’t wait to get your new book, use your other one on a daily basis

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Christina

5 months ago

Do you actually no way 😮‍💨 Thank you for getting a copy and your gonna love the new one!!

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Molly N

5 months ago

No rice so had to swap 5o noodles. Another great recipe.

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Christina

5 months ago

Love the swap and I might do mine with noodles next time lovely 🫶🏼

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