How to Make Crispy Beef at Home
- Main Ingredient — Thin-cut sirloin steak or minute steak, sliced into thin strips.
- Coating — Mix steak strips with egg and cornflour (cornstarch) for a sticky coating.
- Cooking — Fry the coated beef strips in hot oil until crispy and dark brown.
- Sauce — Combine ingredients like soy sauce, rice vinegar, tomato puree, and sweet chilli sauce for a tangy, spicy sauce.
- Aromatics — Use garlic, ginger, and chilli to enhance the flavor.
- Serving — Serve the crispy beef with the sauce, garnished with spring onions or sesame seeds.
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Ingredients
- Beef — 360g thin-cut sirloin steaks or minute steak, sliced into thin strips.
- Egg — 1 small egg to coat the beef strips.
- Cornflour — 4-6 tablespoons for coating the beef.
- Seasonings — Salt, black pepper, and white pepper for flavor.
- Aromatics — 1 medium onion, 1 red chilli, 1 tsp minced ginger, and 3 garlic cloves.
- Sauces — 2 tbsp rice vinegar, 3 tbsp dark soy sauce, 2 tbsp tomato puree, 6 tbsp caster sugar, 2 tbsp tomato ketchup, and 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce.
- Oil — 4-5 tablespoons of sunflower or vegetable oil for frying.

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- Step 1 — Place the steak strips in a bowl and add the egg. Mix to coat the steak in the egg.
- Step 2 — Add cornflour, salt, black pepper, and white pepper. Toss to coat the steak.
- Step 3 — Heat 3 tbsp of oil in a large frying pan or wok over high heat until very hot.
- Step 4 — Fry the beef in batches until dark brown and crispy, about 5-6 minutes per batch.
- Step 5 — Remove the beef and drain on kitchen paper. Add more oil if needed.
- Step 6 — Fry the onion, garlic, ginger, and chilli in the remaining oil until fragrant.
- Step 7 — Add sauce ingredients and bring to a bubble. Add the beef and stir to coat.
- Step 8 — Serve immediately, garnished with spring onions or sesame seeds.
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Perfect crispy strips of beef in a tangy spicy sauce. Crispy Chilli Beef is my favourite dish from the Chinese takeaway, so it has a lot to live up to!
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