Crispy Beef Strips...

As much as I love baking, sometimes I just want to cook a really quick and easy dinner and chill out for the evening. Franks Hot Sauce and I are 'involved' at the moment... I'm addicted to the stuff. It makes even the simplest dish, taste incredible. 

The combination of crispy beef strips, with the spicy sauce makes for an amazing combination that I'm pretty sure you're going to love. 

For the crispy beef strips:

• 150g thinly sliced beef (I used sirloin steak for this) 
• 2 tbsp coconut flour 
• 1 tsp GF baking powder
• sea salt 
• 1 egg white
• 1 tsp coconut oil 

Slice your steak into long strips. 

Mix coconut flour, baking powder & sea salt. 

Coat beef strips in egg white. 

Next toss in coconut flour mixture.

Melt & heat coconut oil in a pan. Add prepared beef and cook over a high heat to seal & crisp up the coating. Lower the temperature & cook over a moderate heat until cooked through. 

For the sauce:

• 2 tbsp Franks hot sauce (original)
• 1 tbsp Greek yoghurt

Add hot sauce and yoghurt to cooked beef. 

Finally add some spinach and cook for 1-2 minutes until slightly wilted. 

Serve topped with 2 tbsp grated Gruyère cheese. 

Absolutely anyone can make this.... cooking is really simple & is enjoyable once you relax and experiment with flavours. Try this out & let me know what you think :)

Buffalo Chicken Strips...

There are actually no words to describe how good this chicken is... Make it & you'll see!!

These chicken strips are so full of flavour, you'll hardly believe they're good for you... Make extra & you have the nicest lunch to take to work...I'll just be surprised if you make it to lunch time without eating them!

For the spice mix:

• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp paprika (smoky)
• 1 tsp paprika (sweet)
• 1/2 tsp chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp tumeric

Mix all the spices together in a bowl. Simple right?

For the chicken:

• chicken breast, pounded with a rolling pin to 1/2 inch thickness & cut in strips
• 1 tbsp almond flour
• 1 egg, beaten
• coconut oil

Toss the diced chicken in 1/2 the spice mix until well coated. 

Mix the remaining spices with the almond flour. 

Coat chicken pieces in beaten egg. 

Toss in almond flour mix until evenly coated. 

Place in a heat proof dish, drizzle with a little melted coconut oil & bake for 15 minutes (since we've pounded the chicken into thin strips it cooks really quickly). 

For the glaze:

• 4 tbsp Franks Original Hot Sauce (Not the one for wings... it has added sugar!)
• 1 tsp butter

In a large pan, melt the butter with the hot sauce. 

Add cooked chicken, toss until well combined and cook for 2/3 minutes.

Serve with lettuce/side salad/sweet potato chips... But one thing you HAVE to do... Crumble some Blue Cheese over the top! It really adds to it. 

I used about 30g Boyne Valley Blue cheese. If you haven't tried it... DO! It's Ireland's only raw milk blue cheese made from goat's milk and it's incredible!!