Crispy orange peel beef. A delicious crispy and sweet, yet mildly spiced beef stir-fry recipe. Great served with steamed rice and broccoli. I also omitted the orange peel as it really didn't need it.

That is what I will be singing tomorrow because vacation mode has officially begun! This Homemade Crispy Orange Beef has tons of flavor, and is simple to make at home. It's Chinese takeout in your kitchen, with better ingredients! You can cook Crispy orange peel beef using 17 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Crispy orange peel beef

You need of beef.
Prepare 1 lb of beef for stir fry (thinly sliced steak of your choice).
It's 2 tbsp of cornstarch.
Prepare 2 tbsp of olive oil.
Prepare 1/4 tsp of each, salt and pepper.
Prepare of sauce.
Prepare 2 clove of garlic, minced.
You need 1 tsp of grated ginger.
It's 1 tsp of olive oil.
It's 1/3 cup of Orange marmalade.
It's 1 cup of water, divided.
Prepare 1 of beef bouillon cube.
It's 2 tbsp of soy sauce.
Prepare 1 tbsp. of rice wine vinegar.
It's 1 tsp of red pepper flakes.
You need 1 Tbsp. of cornstarch.
It's of sliced scallions, for garnish.

Only peel off the orange colored part. Thinly slice the orange peels into long strips. Crispy Orange Beef is a typical Szechuan. Officially it's supposed to be made using dried-tangerine peels, but Chris Kimball recommends using a vegetable peeler to remove peel and some pith from navel oranges.

Crispy orange peel beef step by step

Season steak with salt and pepper, then toss in cornstarch..
In small saucepan, heat 1 teaspoon olive oil and saute garlic and ginger until golden. Then add 1/2 cup water, bouillon cube, marmalade, soy sauce, vinegar, and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered..
Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in large skillet over medium high. Flick water on pan. When it sizzles, add the steak. Cook until brown and slightly crispy..
When steak is nearly done, combine cornstarch and remaining 1/2 cup water in small lidded container. Shake until smooth. Add to sauce and simmer until thickened..
Serve steak with the sauce on the side. Garnish with scallions...

The beef needs to get crisp and if you add it at one time it'll steam and get gummy instead. If you want a richer deeper sesame flavor, add a teaspoon of sesame oil in with the. Add orange peel and green chili pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until about half of orange. Crispy orange beef typically starts with strips of sliced beef, but here we're swapping in quicker-cooking, budget-friendly ground beef. Before doing anything else, take the beef out of the fridge.