Crispy beef. Heat a wok or deep frying pan over medium high heat. Finally, add the strips of fried steak and toss to heat through and coat with sauce. It's then tossed in a sweet, salty & sticky sauce.
The first time you coat the beef with ½ cup of corn starch you will notice that the moisture in the beef will just sop up that starch. Heat peanut oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Season flank steak strips with salt and pepper, then toss with cornstarch. You can have Crispy beef using 12 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Crispy beef
- Prepare 1 pound of lean round steak, sliced very thin.
- You need 4 of eggs.
- You need 4 Tbsp of cornflour (added 1 tsp of cornstarch to white flour).
- You need of Salt.
- Prepare 4 Tbsp of hot chili sauce.
- It's 2-3 Tbsp of honey (I like spicy more than sweet).
- Prepare 2 Tbsp of soy sauce.
- You need 2 of large carrots, sliced very thin (I used my peeler to shave these).
- Prepare 4 of spring onions, cut thin.
- You need 1-1 1/2 C of vegetable oil or coconut oil.
- It's of Soba or fettuccine noodles (I didn't have Soba noodles on hand).
- Prepare of Fresh bean sprouts, if desired.
Heat oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Toss dried beef in cornstarch to coat. Fry in the hot oil in small batches until crispy and golden brown; set aside. Start off by tossing the beef strips in cornstarch.
Crispy beef instructions
- Beat the eggs and add the flour and salt to make batter. Heat the oil in a wok type pan to medium high. Lightly coat the beef and then place in the pan. You have to do in batches because you can't overcrowd the meat in the pan. Cook about 3 minutes a side for a total of 6-7 minutes. The time will vary on how thin you have cut the meat. It should turn nice and brown. Set the meat aside..
- Remove all but 2 Tbsp of oil in the pan. Add in the vegies, chili sauce, honey and soy sauce. Cook this for 2-3 minutes on medium high and then add the meat back in and mix all together to get the meat warmed back up..
- Put on top of the noodles and serve..
Make sure the strips are coated evenly with cornstarch. In a saucepan, heat oil on high heat setting. Crunchy, crispy beef tossed in a super umami hot chili oil that is packed with fried shallot, chili flakes, and Sichuan peppercorns. Scroll down to learn how to make this addictive dish with only four ingredients. You'll need to do this because the freezer will dry out the surface moisture of the beef thus helping with the crispiness of the beef.