Description
This Crispy Chilli Beef Recipe delivers ultra-crunchy beef strips coated in a sticky sweet-and-spicy sauce. Better than takeout and ready in just 30 minutes, it’s the perfect weeknight dinner served with rice or noodles.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Beef:
- 360 g thin-cut sirloin steaks, sliced into thin strips
- 1 small egg, beaten
- 4 tbsp cornflour
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ⅛ tsp white pepper
- 4½ tbsp sunflower oil (divided)
For the Sauce:
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 1 red chilli, finely sliced (seeds removed for less heat)
- 1 tsp minced ginger
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 3 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tbsp tomato puree
- 6 tbsp caster sugar
- 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
Instructions
- Place the sliced sirloin in a bowl and coat thoroughly with the beaten egg.
- Add cornflour, salt, black pepper, and white pepper. Toss until evenly coated.
- Heat 3 tbsp sunflower oil in a wok or large frying pan over high heat.
- Fry the beef in batches for 5–6 minutes until dark brown and crispy. Remove and drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining beef, adding more oil if needed.
- Reduce heat to medium. Add remaining oil and sauté onion for 2 minutes.
- Stir in red chilli, ginger, and garlic. Cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Add rice vinegar, soy sauce, tomato puree, sugar, ketchup, and sweet chilli sauce. Simmer for 2 minutes until slightly thickened.
- Return crispy beef to the pan and toss to coat. Heat through for 1–2 minutes and serve immediately.
Notes
- Slice beef thinly across the grain for maximum tenderness.
- Fry in batches to keep the beef crispy.
- Adjust spice level by removing chilli seeds or reducing fresh chilli.
- Best served immediately for maximum crunch.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main course
- Method: Stir-Fry
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion (¼ recipe)
- Calories: 520 kcal
- Sugar: 28 g
- Sodium: 980 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 17 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 45 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg