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This is one of my go-to dishes. Whenever I ask Chris what he fancies for tea, you can pretty much guarantee that he’ll pipe up ‘Crispy Chilli Beef!’.
It’s actually my favourite meal from the Chinese takeaway too. We always order a portion, but it can be a bit hit-and-miss. Sometimes it’s great, other times the beef is so crispy it’s hard to tell if there’s any beef in it all all.I want my crispy coating, but I also want to taste the beef - which is why I prefer the homemade version. A crispy, craggly coating with tender beef inside - perfect every time!
📋 What do we need?
🔪 How to make Crispy Shredded Chilli Beef
Full recipe with detailed steps in the recipe card at the end of this post.
Place thinly sliced steak in a bowl and coat in one small egg.Add in cornflour, salt, pepper and white pepper and mix it all together. It will stick together, but be need that sticky coating for that lovely crisp exterior.Fry the steak in 2 batches in very hot oil. I prefer to shallow fry (so I don’t have to dispose of a big pan of oil afterwards!) - so we only need about 4 ½ tablespoons of oil for the whole recipe.Remove the steak from the pan, then fry up slices of onion along with sliced red chilli, ginger and garlic.
Now we’re going to add the sauce to the pan. This is made up of rice vinegar, dark soy sauce, caster sugar, ketchup and sweet chilli sauce.Mix it all up in the pan and let it bubble for a minute, then add the beef back in and toss it all together to coat the beef.
Serve up with noodles, boiled rice or egg fried rice.
Want more sauce?
This recipe makes enough sauce to coat the beef, with a tablespoon or two of sauce left at the bottom of the pan.If you want more sauce, you can double the sauce ingredients (double the ginger, garlic, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, ketchup and sweet chilli sauce). It’s a very rich sauce, so if you wanted it to be a little lighter, you can use half light soy sauce and half dark soy sauce. Stay updated with new recipes!Subscribe to the newsletter to hear when I post a new recipe. I’m also on YouTube (new videos every week) and Instagram (behind-the-scenes stories & beautiful food photos). This post was first published 19th April 2014. Updated March 2021 with new photos, video, tips and recipe tweaks. If you came to this page looking for the crispy tangy chilli beef with broccoli, you can find it here (click on the image). Some of the links in this post may be affiliate links – which means if you buy the product I get a small commission (at no extra cost to you). If you do buy, then thank you! That’s what helps us to keep Kitchen Sanctuary running. The nutritional information provided is approximate and can vary depending on several factors. For more information please see our Terms & Conditions.
