Crispy Chili Beef

Serves 4

Ingredients:

🥩  ¾ lb frying steak (300 g)

🌽  ⅔ cup cornflour (100 g)

1 tbsp Chinese Five Spice*

🧂 1 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

4 cups oil (1 L), for frying

🌶️  2 red chilies

🌿🧅  1 spring onion, thinly sliced

1 oz ginger (25 g), thinly sliced

🫑   1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced

🧄  1 tbsp garlic paste

1 tbsp soy sauce

🌶️  2 tbsp sweet chili sauce

🍷  1 tbsp red wine vinegar

🍅  1 tbsp tomato ketchup

🌿🧅  spring onion, to garnish

🌶️  red chili, to garnish

Directions:

Slice the steaks into thin strips and place into a small bowl.

Add the cornflour, 5 spice, salt, and pepper. Mix until evenly coated.

Carefully heat the oil in a deep saucepan until it reaches 190°C (375°F).

Carefully place the beef strips into the oil and fry for about 4-5 minutes, until golden brown.

Place on some tissue to soak up the excess oil and set a aside.

Meanwhile, prepare the sauce by adding a tablespoon of oil to a frying pan. Frying the chilies, spring onion, and ginger over a medium heat for a few minutes. Add garlic paste and fry for another minute.

Stir in the soy sauce, sweet chili sauce, red wine vinegar, and tomato ketchup until thick.

Stir in the beef steaks until evenly coated.

Garnish with spring onion and red chilies.

Enjoy!