Spicy Crispy Beef

Name: Spicy Crispy Beef
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: ['4', '4 servings']
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 0.25 cup cornstarch; 0.25 tablespoon salt; black pepper; 12 ounces flank steak, thinly sliced; 1 quart oil for frying; 4 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon rice vinegar; 0.5 tablespoon rice wine; 1.5 tablespoons honey; 7 tablespoons granulated sugar; 0.5 tablespoon chile paste; 0.25 cup water; 3 tablespoons chopped fresh ginger root; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 0.25 cup sliced onion; 0.25 cup diced red bell pepper

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⏱ 45 mins 🍽 ['4', '4 servings'] 🌶 chinese 🏷 Main course

This Chinese dinner dish features flank steak, first coated and deep-fried until golden and crisp. The beef is then tossed in a wok with a quickly cooked sauce made from soy, honey, sugar, and chilli paste, along with sautéed onion, garlic, and red pepper. The result is a perfect balance of spicy, sweet, and crispy textures, ideal for serving over steamed rice. The entire process takes about 45 minutes to complete for four servings.

Ingredients

0.25 cup cornstarch
0.25 tablespoon salt
black pepper
12 ounces flank steak, thinly sliced
1 quart oil for frying
4 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
0.5 tablespoon rice wine
1.5 tablespoons honey
7 tablespoons granulated sugar
0.5 tablespoon chile paste
0.25 cup water
3 tablespoons chopped fresh ginger root
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 cloves garlic, chopped
0.25 cup sliced onion
0.25 cup diced red bell pepper

Method

Heat the oil in a deep-fryer until it reaches 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Combine the cornstarch, salt and pepper in a bowl, mixing them thoroughly. Toss the thinly sliced flank steak in this mixture to coat it well.
Deep fry the coated steak pieces until they turn a golden brown colour and are cooked through. Take them out of the oil and set aside.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, rice vinegar, rice wine and honey. Stir in the sugar, chilli paste, water and chopped ginger until well combined, then set this sauce aside.
Place a wok or deep frying pan over heat. Add 1 tablespoon of oil, then swiftly sauté the sliced onion, chopped garlic and diced red bell pepper for 30 seconds. Pour in the prepared sauce and cook for a further 30 seconds. Add the fried beef strips, tossing everything to coat the meat in the sauce and heat it through.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories489 kcal

Fat32 g

Sugars30 g

Protein11 g

Sodium1383 mg

Recipe details

CategoryMain course

Cuisinechinese

AuthorBrent