Crispy Beijing Beef Recipe

4.73 from 11 votes

Cornstarch coated beef strips, deep fried until crispy, covered in delicious brown sauce along with stir fried bell peppers.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Marination time30

Total Time1

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Chinese/Indo Chinese

Servings: servings

Calories: 438kcal

Author: Wajiha

Ingredients

BEEF MARINADE

1/2 kg flank beef steak or skirt steak or undercut beef cut into thin strips
1 tbsp garlic ginger paste or powder
1 large egg
3 tbsp cornflour
3 tbsp all-purpose flour
1 tbsp lemon juice or juice of 1 lemon
1/2 cup ice cold water
1 tsp salt or to taste
1 tsp black pepper

SAUCE & VEGGIE

4 tbsp oil
3 cloves of garlic finely chopped
1 tbsp tomato paste
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 tbsp Hot sauce
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp Oyster sauce
2 tbsp Vinegar
4 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup water
2 tsp cornflour

Other ingredients

Oil for frying
2 cup sliced bell peppers assorted
handful of chopped green onions

Instructions

MARINADE AND FRYING

Mix all the ingredients for the beef marinade and add the beef strips to it. Marinate the beef for about half an hour in the fridge.
In a wok or frying pan, deep fry the beef strips at high flame until they turn golden brown. Set the fried beef aside
In a wok or frying pan, add 2 tbsp of oil and stir fry all the sliced bell peppers at high flame for 2 to 3 mins.
Remove the bell pepper from wok and set aside.

SAUCE AND ASSEMBLY

In a bowl, add all the ingredients for the sauce (except oil and garlic) and form a homogeneous mixture
Add another 2 tbsp of oil in the wok and saute chopped garlic at medium flame until they turn golden brown.
Add the sauce mixture in the wok and cook for 4 to 5 minutes at medium to high flame.
Add the fried beef and bell peppers in the sauce and saute for another minute or 2.
Serve the dish hot, garnished with chopped green onions.
Eaten best with noodles or rice.

Notes

If you don't have premium steak cut beefs, then use regular boneless beef strips but boil them with salt pepper and garlic for 30 mins. And then continue the recipe as is.

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