Crispy sweet Chilli Beef and rice

Name: Crispy sweet Chilli Beef and rice
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 225 g Rump or Sirlion Steak; 1 egg; 110 g cornstarch flour; 1/2 large onion; 1 bell pepper; 2 spring onions; 1-2 fresh red chilli; 1 tbsp light soy sauce; 1 tsp garlic paste; ground ginger (to taste); White pepper (to taste); 1 tsp olive oil; 1 tsp honey; 3 tbsp Sweet Chilli Sauce; 2 tbsp ketchup; 2 tbsp Light soy sauce; 1 tbsp rice vinegar; 1 tbsp honey; salt (to taste)

Emma-Jane @EmmaJaneR

Bristol

I absolutely love Crispy chilli beef. It is one of my guaranteed go-to takeaway dishes and in all the years I have eaten it, I have never tried to make it.
So when the #fakeaway challenge started I couldn't wait to try making it myself. I pulled inspiration from a number of cookbooks and websites and then adjusted and tweaked it to make it my own version.

This is the sticky sweet chilli version but I equally love the plain salt and chilli version you get from UK takeaway places. It was so delicious. I'm bias but I'd say my homemade version was so much tastier than my local takeaway's one. I will be definitely making it again.

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Ingredients

2 people

225 gRump or Sirlion Steak
1egg
110 gcornstarch flour
1/2large onion
1bell pepper
2spring onions
1-2fresh red chilli
Marinade
1 tbsplight soy sauce
1 tspgarlic paste
ground ginger (to taste)
White pepper (to taste)
1 tspolive oil
1 tsphoney
Stir Fry Sauce
3 tbspSweet Chilli Sauce
2 tbspketchup
2 tbspLight soy sauce
1 tbsprice vinegar
1 tbsphoney
salt (to taste)

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Steps

1

Combine all the marinade ingredients in a bowl. Cut steak into very thin strips and add to marinade for 15 min - 1 hour.
2

Combine all Sir fry sauce ingredients in a separate bowl and set one side.
3

Add your cornstarch to a wide bowl for easy dipping. Heat enough oil in a deep pan or wok too deep fry to a medium to hot heat.
4

Add the egg to your steak in the marinade and completely coat. Making sure your strips are separated as you dip your meat into cornflour to coat fully. Place each piece of coated beet into the hot oil and toss or turn till cooked through and golden brown all over. Cook in batches and remove to a paper towel to absorb access grease.
5

When all the meat is cooked, drain the oil and remove any broken crumbs. Into this hot pan add your sliced onion and bell peppers and lightly fry. Add your cooked beef strips back to the pan and then pour in your Sir fry sauce. Mix well to coat all ingredients with your sauce.
6

Add chopped chilli and spring onions on top.
7

To plate: Serve on top of rice or egg fried rice

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Emma-Jane @EmmaJaneR

on September 16, 2021 16:01

Bristol

I love to celebrate community and culture through food. I am originally from St Helena Island in the South Atlantic Ocean and have been cooking and sharing my love of St Helenian food everywhere I go. As a foodie and home cook, I love to share those easy and versatile recipes from my home country. I hope you will try and love them too. EnjoyIG: @saintcooks