Easiest Way to Make Crispy Beef Chinese Dishes

Crispy Ginger Beef

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Recipe Summary Crispy Ginger Beef

This recipe is so much better than take out! Serve it with homemade fried rice or plain rice. If you like spicy, just add more chili pepper flakes!

Ingredients | Crispy Beef Chinese Dishes

¾ cup cornstarch

½ cup water

2 eggs

1 pound flank steak, cut into thin strips

½ cup canola oil, or as needed

1 large carrot, cut into matchstick-size pieces

1 green bell pepper, cut into matchstick-size pieces

1 red bell pepper, cut into matchstick-size pieces

3 green onions, chopped

¼ cup minced fresh ginger root

5 garlic cloves, minced

½ cup white sugar

¼ cup rice vinegar

3 tablespoons soy sauce

1 tablespoon sesame oil

1 tablespoon red pepper flakes, or to taste

Directions

Place cornstarch in a large bowl; gradually whisk in water until smooth. Whisk eggs into cornstarch mixture; toss steak strips in mixture to coat.

Pour canola oil into wok 1-inch deep; heat oil over high heat until hot but not smoking. Place 1/4 of the beef strips into hot oil; separate strips with a fork. Cook, stirring frequently, until coating is crisp and golden, about 3 minutes. Remove beef to drain on paper towels; repeat with remaining beef.

Drain off all but 1 tablespoon oil; cook and stir carrot, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, green onions, ginger, and garlic over high heat until lightly browned but still crisp, about 3 minutes.

Whisk sugar, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, and red pepper together in a small bowl. Pour sauce mixture over vegetables in wok; bring mixture to a boil. Stir beef back into vegetable mixture; cook and stir just until heated through, about 3 minutes.

This is the original recipe but I like to add about 1/4 cup of teriyaki sauce as a variation. I also like to add sesame oil to the oil when I fry the beef.

The nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of the coating ingredients. The actual amount of the coating consumed will vary. We have determined the nutritional value of oil for frying based on a retention value of 10% after cooking. The exact amount will vary depending on cooking time and temperature, ingredient density, and the specific type of oil used.

Info | Crispy Beef Chinese Dishes

prep: 25 mins cook: 20 mins total: 45 mins Servings: 5 Yield: 5 cups

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Crispy Beef Chinese Dishes / More often than not though, the crunchy strips of beef are so tough and so over fried that all you can taste is the greasy batter and oil.