Crispy Orange Beef Recipe
This tasty crispy sticky orange beef is way better than a takeaway! It is very easy to make at home and you can have it on the table faster than the delivery guy could bring it to your house!
Ingredients
For the Beef
- 3 TBS vegetable oil
- 1 generous pound of beef sliced into thin strips (I like rump or sirloin)
- 2 TBS corn-starch
- Salt and black pepper to taste
For the sauce
- The juice of 2 large oranges
- The freshly grated zest of ½ orange
- 3 TBS sugar
- 5 TBS soy sauce
- 2 cloves garlic peeled and crushed
- 1 thumb sized piece of fresh gingerroot, peeled and finely chopped
- Pinch of crushed chillies optional
- 1 tsp rice wine vinegar
- 1 red bell pepper trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 large onion peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces
To Serve
- Fresh steamed white rice
- 4 green onions washed, trimmed, and sliced on the diagonal
Instructions
- 1. Pat the beef dry and toss together in a bowl with the corn-starch and salt and black pepper to taste until completely coated. 2. Whisk together the orange juice, orange zest, sugar, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, rice wine vinegar and chilli flakes if using. Set aside.3. Heat the oil in a wok or large skillet. Once hot add the beef in small batches and cook until crispy, scooping out to drain on paper towelling and repeating until all of your beef has been cooked. Keep warm. 4. Add the pepper and onion to the remaining oil in the pan. Stir fry just until crispy tender. Add the orange juice mixture. Bring to the boil and thicken somewhat. Return the beef to the pan and heat through completely. 5. Serve hot spooned over white rice and garnished with the green onion.
Notes
If you think your sauce is too thin you can thicken it with a paste made from a bit of corn-starch and cold water. Whisk in and bring to the boil to thicken. Cook for about a minute, then add the beef.