Name: 30 Minute Easy Crispy Chilli Beef
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 250 g sirloin cut into thin strips against the grain; 100 g cornstarch; For the Sauce; 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce; 6 tablespoons ketchup; 4 tablespoons cider (or white vinegar); 5 tablespoons honey; 2 teaspoons fresh ginger (grated); 3 cloves garlic (minced); 1/2 red chilli pepper (finely minced)

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This easy crispy chilli beef is the ultimate take-away at-home dinner. Tender sirloin beef pan-seared until crispy, then tossed with a sweet and tangy garlic ginger sauce. Served on a bed of noodles to keep this dinner ultra-fast. All ingredients are from Aldi because we love a one-stop-shop. ♥

Crispy Chilli Beef
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Ingredients Needed to Make Crispy Chilli Beef

Beef- Sirloin preferably (but we'll talk more about that)
Cornflour
Ginger
Chillies
Garlic
Ketchup
Soy sauce (light or dark is fine)
Cider vinegar (white wine or distilled is fine)
Honey
Cashews
Egg noodles

How to make the Crispy Chilli Beef Step By Step- Step 1 & 2

Slice your sirloin thinly going across the grain of the beef. This ensures the beef stays tender while it's being fried.
Toss the beef with some seasoned cornstarch. Just place the cornstarch in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. If you fancy adding in some extras like Chinese 5 spice then go for it. Aldi doesn't stock that so we're leaving it out. In all honesty, I don't think it needs it and Savvy Bites recipes are all about keeping it as simple as possible and that means restricting the number of ingredients used.

Step 3-4-5

Once all the strips of sirloin have been tossed in the cornflour, you'll want to get a skillet over high heat. The one I'm using is from Aldi and the inside has a non-stick coating on the inside. But you can get one of these from Amazon or just use a regular non-stick skillet.
Once the skillet is hot, add about a tablespoon of oil and let that warm up. Carefully place the sirloin into the hot pan and leave to brown on one side. This will only take a minute or two. The oil in the pan and the fat from the steak may spit and splash a little, so do be careful. Once the first side is browned, stir the beef and brown the other sides.
Once the beef is brown and crispy, remove it to a bowl or a plate while you mix the sauce. Or you can mix the sauce before getting started. To make the sauce simply place all the ingredients in a bowl or measuring jug and stir well.

Step 6

Once the sauce is mixed, pour it into the hot skillet and bring it up to a boil. It will thicken very quickly, so don't let it bubble for more than about 30 seconds to a minute. Add the beef back into the pan and stir to coat in the sauce.

What type of beef should you use for Crispy Chilli Beef

I love using a sirloin for this recipe. I even splurged and got the 28 day aged sirloin. But because we're doing a really quick cooking stir fry method, you can use minute steak. Personally, I like the flavour of an aged sirloin and love the fat to meat ratio. I find minute steaks often have little to no fat on them and fat is where all the flavour comes from. I definitely don't recommend a really pricey cut like a tenderloin. It's just be wasted in a recipe where we are going to toss that beef in sauce.

Can you freeze crispy chilli beef

Kind of! Okay. If you're looking to freeze this after making it, then you can, but your beef will go a little soggy as it will have sat in the sauce and lost it's crispy coating. If you're looking to meal prep this then yes!

To meal prep Crispy Chilli Beef

Slice the fresh beef and freeze it immediately, in a freezer bag or container clearly labelled.
Mix the sauce right away and freeze it alongside the beef. Again, store than in a freezer bag or container labelled as chilli beef sauce.
When it comes time to make this, simply defrost the beef and the sauce in the fridge and carry on with coating the beef in the cornstarch and cooking according to the recipe.

What to do with leftovers

Leftovers keep perfectly in the fridge for about 3 days. You'll lose the crispy coating on the beef, but it will still be insanely delicious and the perfect thing to have for lunch during the week.

What to serve with Crispy Chilli Beef

I serve mine over noodles just to keep it as a 15-minute dinner, but you can serve it with this egg fried rice.
Broccoli → I serve mine with cool crisp and peppery rocket just because it's fast and easy.
Cashews but you can use chopped peanuts or skip the topping completely.

And that's it! Now that you're a chilli beef master you can officially dump your Deliveroo Boy and save yourself a small fortune! Congratulations, chilli beef master!

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crispy chilli beef on noodles. Aldi Ingredients only.

30 Minute Easy Crispy Chilli Beef

Skip takeaway and pan sear your own crispy chilli beef. Crispy seared beef is tossed in a homemade sticky & sweet ginger chilli sauce. Ready in 15 minutes.

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Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Asian- inspired

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Servings: people

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Author: Deborah Rainford

Ingredients

250 g sirloin cut into thin strips against the grain
100 g cornstarch
For the Sauce
2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
6 tablespoons ketchup
4 tablespoons cider or white vinegar
5 tablespoons honey
2 teaspoons fresh ginger grated
3 cloves garlic minced
½ red chilli pepper finely minced

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Slice your sirloin thinly going across the grain of the beef. This ensures the beef stays tender while it's being fried.
Toss the beef with some seasoned cornstarch. Just place the cornstarch in a bowl and season with salt and pepper.
Once all the strips of sirloin have been tossed in the cornflour, you'll want to get a skillet over high heat. Use a non stick skillet.
Once the skillet is hot, add about a tablespoon of oil and let that warm up. Carefully place the sirloin into the hot pan and leave to brown on one side. This will only take a minute or two. The oil in the pan and the fat from the steak may spit and splash a little, so do be careful.
Once the first side is browned, stir the beef and brown the other sides.
When the beef is brown and crispy, remove it to a bowl or a plate while you mix the sauce. Or you can mix the sauce before getting started.
To Make the Sauce
To make the sauce simply place all the ingredients in a bowl or measuring jug and stir well.
Once the sauce is mixed, pour it into the hot skillet and bring it up to a boil. It will thicken very quickly, so don't let it bubble for more than about 30 seconds to a minute. Add the beef back into the pan and stir to coat in the sauce.
Serve over noodles or rice and with rocket or broccoli.

Notes

Note 1- How to freeze crispy chilli beef

Note 2- To meal prep Crispy Chilli Beef

Slice the fresh beef and freeze it immediately, in a freezer bag or container clearly labelled.
Mix the sauce right away and freeze it alongside the beef. Again, store than in a freezer bag or container labelled as chilli beef sauce.
When it comes time to make this, simply defrost the beef and the sauce in the fridge and carry on with coating the beef in the cornstarch and cooking according to the recipe.

Note 3- What to do with leftovers