30 Minute Easy Crispy Chilli Beef

Crispy chili beef with Asian sauce and noodles.

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

Cook Time: 20

Servings: people

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Author: Deborah Rainford

Ingredients

500 g (1 pound) sirloin cut into thin strips against the grain
100 g (3 ½ oz) cornstarch
2 teaspoons baking powder (bicarb of soda)
salt and pepper to taste

For the sauce

2 tablespoons (2 tablespoons) dark soy sauce
6 tablespoons (6 tablespoons) ketchup
4 tablespoons (4 tablespoons) cider, or white vinegar
5 tablespoons (5 tablespoons) honey
2 teaspoons (2 teaspoons) fresh ginger, grated
3 cloves (3 cloves) garlic, minced
½ (½) red chilli pepper, finely minced

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 along with the bicarb of soda 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 *See notes
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

1- How to 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!

2- To meal prep Crispy Chilli Beef

Slice the fresh beef and freeze it immediately, in a freezer bag or container clearly labeled.
Mix the sauce right away and freeze it alongside the beef. Again, store than in a freezer bag or container labeled 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.

3- Sauce

The sauce makes quite a large batch to ensure that you have enough to coat the beef and drizzle over the noodles or rice afterward. If you prefer less sauce, make half the recipe.

3- 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.

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