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Crispy chilli beef

Name: Crispy chilli beef
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British Chinese
Ingredients: 450 g rump or flank in thin strips beef; 2/3 cup cornflour (cornstarch); 1 egg; 1/2 tsp chinese five spice powder; Cooking oil (vegetable oil), for frying, about 120 g absorbed; 1 in strips red bell pepper (red capsicum, red pepper); 1 in thin strips carrot; 3 sliced spring onion (green onion, scallion); 3 cloves minced garlic; a thumb minced ginger; 2 sliced fresh red chillies (fresh red chiles); 4 tbsp sweet chilli sauce; 2 tbsp tomato ketchup (ketchup); 2 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp rice vinegar; 2 tsp sugar; a pinch salt

Shatteringly crisp strips of beef in a sticky sweet chilli glaze. Britain's favourite Chinese takeaway order.

40 minTime

32 gProtein each

mediumSpice

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Grandma's wayDouble fried beef strips in a sticky sweet chilli glaze, British Chinese takeaway style.

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Crispy chilli beef.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Beef450 g rump or flank, in thin strips

Cornflour (cornstarch)⅔ cup

Egg1

Chinese five spice powder½ tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for frying, about 120 g absorbed

Red bell pepper (red capsicum, red pepper)1, in strips

Carrot1, in thin strips

Spring onion (green onion, scallion)3, sliced

Garlic3 cloves, minced

Gingera thumb, minced

Fresh red chillies (fresh red chiles)2, sliced

Sweet chilli sauce4 tbsp

Tomato ketchup (ketchup)2 tbsp

Soy sauce2 tbsp

Rice vinegar2 tbsp

Sugar2 tsp

Salta pinch

Method

5 steps

1Toss the beef with egg, salt and five spice, then add the cornflour and toss until each strip is dry and coated.
2Heat oil to 180°C and fry the beef in batches for 3 minutes. Drain.
3Raise the heat and fry everything again for 1 minute until deeply crisp.
4In a wok with 1 tbsp oil, fry garlic, ginger, chilli, pepper and carrot for 1 minute. Add sweet chilli, ketchup, soy, vinegar and sugar and bubble until glossy.
5Toss in the beef and spring onions for 20 seconds and serve at once.

Serve it like this

Heap it on a warm platter with spring onion and chilli on top. Egg fried rice and prawn crackers alongside.

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