Cooking... with Martha Legg

Crispy Sweet Chilli Beef

As my readers will know, I have been usurped in the kitchen by another. Yes, Martin’s airfryer!

He has found a whole lot of new recipes and is working his way through them. Most of the recipes can be also cooked in a wok or saucepan, the airfryer just makes it quicker and healthier. (And there is less washing up!!)

This recipe appealed to us as we have a sort of stir fry similar to this when we go to Goa. There is nothing better than sitting on a sun bed on a beach, looking out over the Indian ocean, sipping a watermelon smoothie and eating crispy pork for lunch. Beaches in Goa are interesting - apart from the aged men in Speedos! You have the sun worshipers, who stand posing in the middle of the beach, turning to make sure they get the best of the sun. You also get the odd cow being herded along by the locals. There are lots of dogs, who have the sweetest puppies, its very hard to resist feeding them when you look into their eyes. The circus children come along as well. Showing juggling and balancing tricks and then coming round with a hat afterwards. They are quite good but never look very happy and are always dirty and scruffy. Apart from that, it is very tranquil! I remember the first time I went to Goa. We had travelled via Mumbi and then an hour’s flight down to Goa. We went straight to the beach, had lunch and then I just crashed out on a sun bed for a couple of hours. And that was the backdrop to our holiday!

Ingredients:

500grms thin beef steaks cut into strips

2 tbsp cornflour

Low cal oil spray

1 onion cut into chunks

Handful of mange tout halved lengthways

Sauce

3 tbsp sriracha (we used sweet chilli sauce)

3 tbsp hoisin sauce

3 tbsp honey

4 cloves garlic crushed

1 tsp rice wine vinegar

1 tbs sesame oil

2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce

Method

Dust the beef strips with the cornflour, spray well with the oil and air fry at 190C for 8 -10 minutes – the longer you cook it the crispier it becomes (we sprayed the oil first as we found that the cornflour fell off). While the beef is cooking, soften the onion and greens over a medium heat. Once the beef is cooked, add this to the pan and pour in all the sauce ingrediants. Cook over a medium heat for 1 – 2 minutes to heat through and let the sauce thicken Add straight to wok noodles and cook for a couple of minutes Serve.