Happy Wednesday guys! Recipe of the day is Chinese Crispy Chilli Beef – super crispy beef piece, coated in Asian flavours with a hint of chilli.
OK, I’ve never been a big beef fan when Chinese takeaway is considered, I usually go for the spicy prawn or anything with prawns, really… Until now 😉 Honestly, this Chinese Crispy Chilli Beef is on another level. Make sure to use good quality meat, if possible, it really makes a difference. The strips need to be really thin so they get really crispy easily. The rest is left to all those amazing Asian flavours. Don’t forget to coat the meat with corn flour and egg before frying it.
Even though it’s called a Chilli Beef, you can easily adjust the level of spiciness according to your liking. I used on red chilli but it was quite mild, so it was fine for the kids. However, I added more chillies to my portion, as you might’ve guessed. 🙂
It’s such a versatile dish, you can serve it with rice, veggies or on its own, it’s super delish. 🙂
What you need:
- Sirloin steak
- Egg
- Soy sauce
- sugar
- tomato paste
- sweet chilli sauce
- corn flour
- ketchup
- rice vinegar
- dry ginger
- onion
- garlic
- chilli pepper
- sunflower oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Here’s how to make this Amazingly delicious Chinese Crispy Chilli Beef
Ingredients:
- 600g beef ( I used Sirloin steaks), cut into thin strips
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 red chilli peppers, sliced
- 1 egg
- 4tbsp corn flour
- 3tbsp soy sauce
- 2tsp dried ginger
- 2tbsp ketchup
- 2tbsp sugar
- 1tbsp rice vinegar
- 2tsp tomato paste
- 2tbsp sweet chilli sauce
- sunflower oil for frying
- salt and pepper to taste
Preparation:
- In a bowl, combine the beef strips with corn flour, egg and salt and pepper. Mix well.
- Heat a pan with 1tbsp of the sunflower oil and fry the first batch of the beef strips, around 2 minutes on each side. Remove and leave on a side. Heat another tbsp of the oil and repeat until all the beef strips are cooked. Alternatively, you can deep fry them.
- Add the onion and garlic to the pan and gently sweat for a couple of minutes. Then, add the tomato paste, sliced chilli, ketchup, spices, rice vinegar, soy sauce and sugar. Mix everything well and cook for a minute or two.
- Add back the beef strips and coat them thoroughly into the sauce. Leave for a few minutes and remove from the hob. Serve over a bowl of egg fried rice, veggies or on its own.
- Before serving sprinkle some sesame seeds and chopped chives.
Enjoy!
I hope you guys love this recipe as much as we did. Stay tuned for more quick, easy and tasty seasonal recipes coming soon. Meanwhile, have a super tasty Thursday. x
I’ve been really busy this week with cooking, testing and tasting new recipes, so stay tuned. Most of them turned out delicious, there were a couple that didn’t go to plan bu I still enjoyed making them. 🙂
