Best Crispy Chilli Beef Recipes

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CRISPY CHILLI BEEF



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Ditch the takeaway and whip up this Chinese flash-fried steak with a sweet gingery sauce and red peppers

Provided by Cassie Best

Categories     Dinner, Main course

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 15

350g thin-cut minute steak, very thinly sliced into strips
3 tbsp cornflour
2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
100ml vegetable oil
1 red pepper, thinly sliced
1 red chilli, thinly sliced
4 spring onions, sliced, green and white parts separated
2 garlic cloves, crushed
thumb-sized piece ginger, cut into matchsticks
4 tbsp rice wine vinegar or white wine vinegar
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
2 tbsp tomato ketchup
cooked noodles, to serve (optional)
prawn crackers, to serve (optional)

Steps:

  • Put 350g thin-cut minute steak strips in a bowl and toss in 3 tbsp cornflour and 2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder.
  • Heat 100ml vegetable oil in a wok or large frying pan until hot, then add the beef and fry until golden and crisp.
  • Scoop out the beef and drain on kitchen paper. Pour away all but 1 tbsp oil.
  • Add 1 thinly sliced red pepper, ½ thinly sliced red chilli, sliced white ends of 4 spring onions, 2 crushed garlic cloves and thumb-sized piece ginger, cut into matchsticks, to the pan. Stir-fry for 3 mins to soften, but don't let the garlic and ginger burn.
  • Mix the 4 tbsp rice wine vinegar or white wine vinegar, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce and 2 tbsp tomato ketchup in a jug with 2 tbsp water, then pour over the veg.
  • Bubble for 2 mins, then add the beef back to the pan and toss well to coat.
  • Serve the beef on noodles with prawn crackers, if you like, scattered with the remaining ½ sliced red chilli and sliced green parts of the spring onions.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 454 calories, Fat 23 grams fat, SaturatedFat 5 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 32 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 15 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 26 grams protein, Sodium 2.2 milligram of sodium

CRISPY CHILLI BEEF WITH BROCCOLI



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Make and share this Crispy Chilli Beef With Broccoli recipe from Food.com.

Provided by English_Rose

Categories     Steak

Time 15m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

oil, for frying
1 1/4 lbs beef steaks, sliced into thin strips and tossed with 3 tbsp cornstarch
1 head broccoli, cut into florets, slice the florets
4 garlic cloves, sliced
1 tablespoon gingerroot, finely chopped
1 teaspoon dried chili pepper flakes
6 scallions, sliced on the diagonal
8 tablespoons soy sauce, mixed with 3 tbsp sugar
2 limes, juiced

Steps:

  • Heat a 2.5in depth of oil in a wok until very hot.
  • Fry the steak in batches until dark and crisp.
  • Drain.
  • Pour off most of the oil and stir-fry the broccoli, garlic, ginger and chili for 1 minute.
  • Tip in the sweetened soy sauce and lime juice and cook for 2 minutes. Toss in the beef and scallions and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 418.6, Fat 23.7, SaturatedFat 9.2, Cholesterol 95, Sodium 2141.4, Carbohydrate 18.7, Fiber 5.9, Sugar 4.4, Protein 35.9

CRISPY CHILLI BEEF WITH NOODLES



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Categories     Beef     Fry     Stir-Fry     Quick & Easy

Yield 4 bowls

Number Of Ingredients 15

300 g 10½ oz frying steak, sliced into thin strips
2 eggs, beaten
5 tbsp cornflour
1 tbsp soy sauce, and a splash for the sauce
Vegetable oil, for frying
3 garlic cloves, sliced
2 carrots, cut into thin strips
4 spring onions, sliced
1 inch fresh ginger, cut into matchsticks
1 fresh red chilli, sliced
150 ml 5¼ fl oz sweet chilli sauce, approximately
400 g14 oz egg noodles
Juice of 1 lime
1 tbsp soy sauce
Bunch of coriander

Steps:

  • 1 - Combine the eggs, soy sauce and cornflour. Add beef strips and mix together. 2 - Heat the oil in a pan and drop beef strips in, cook for 5-7 minutes until crispy. 3 - Remove beef from the pan and set aside. 4 - In a separate pan, heat some oil and throw in the garlic. Cook until toasted then add the carrots, spring onion, chilli, ginger and a splash of soy sauce. Stir fry for a minute or two. 5 - Add sweet chilli sauce, the crispy beef and cook for a few minutes to warm through. 6 - Meanwhile, soak the noodles in boiling water for a few minutes, according to packet instructions. Add them to a hot pan and toss through with the lime juice, soy sauce and coriander. 7 - Serve the beef on top of a bed of noodles.

CRISPY CHILLI BEEF



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'Ideal to serve alongside my cinese curry and other chinese dishes as a chinese banquet.'

Provided by harley121202

Time 40m

Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

  • Slice the beef into strips as fine as you can get it. Add to a zip lock bag with enough cornflour to coat and shake to coat the beef. Get a pan of oil as hot as you can (without blowing yourself and the house up!) and fry the beef for 5-8 mins or until VERY crispy. Meanwhile, stirfry the carrot in a pan with a little oil, when browned a little add the spring onions and cook for a further 3 mins or so. Set aside. When the beef is done and crispy, add to the onions and carrot and add the sweet chilli sauce and chopped chilli.

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