16 May 2026

Crispy Chilli Beef

Serves: 2-3
Time: 45m - 1hr  
Goes with: Rice/noodles and green veg, or egg fried rice or oyster sauce veg/Chinese feast stuff

Optional - Spring onions, peppers, sesame seed

  • 1 small onion, sliced
  • 1 tsp Ginger, grated
  • 2 cloves Garlic, diced
  • (optional) 1-2 Red Chillies, sliced
  • In small bowl:
    • 1.5 tbsp Rice Vinegar
    • 2 tbsp Soy Sauce
    • 1.5 tbsp Tomato Paste
    • 2.5 tbsp Sweet Chilli Sauce
    • 1 tbsp Sugar
  • ~340g Steak
  • 1 tsp Onion Powder
  • 1/4tsp Salt
  • 1/8tsp Pepper, to taste
  • 1/4 cup Corn Starch
  • 1 Egg

  1. On a chopping board .5cm slice small onion, grate 1tsp ginger, mince 2 cloves garlic
  2. Whisk "small bowl" (Costa) ingredients above
  3. Slice steak thinly .5cm against grain
  4. In a small pyrex
    1. 1/2 whisked egg (try, see if better)
    2. steak
    3. 1tsp onion powder
    4. 1/4tsp salt (or to taste, try
    5. 1/8tsp pepper
    6. 1/4 cup corn starch
  5. Separate steak on a chopping board to make it easy to move to fryer. Setup rack and kitchen roll
  6. Get plates/cutlery etc then start rice (if rice, 20 mins from here)
  7. Heat 1cm oil to 185C in medium fry pan
    1. Fry beef in batches, then onto rack
  8. Low-medium head other medium fry pan, add a little oil and onions
    1. onions till soft and a little brown 
    2. add garlic, ginger, chillis, 2 mins until fragrant
    3. add small sauce bowl
    4. Bring to simmer then very low or off - try to get steak cooked then have it stay hot in the sauce, briefly
  9. Mix all together and serve


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