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Crispy Orange Beef

Crispy, sweet, spicey beef in a sticky orange sauce
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Sauce
Cuisine: American, Asian
Calories: 379
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb Sirloin Steak Cut to thin strips
  • 5-10 ea Dried Chillies Sub with jalapenos, seeded, and striped
  • 1/2 cup Orange Juice Two large oranges Juiced
  • 1 tbsp Orange Zest One orange zested
  • 3 tbsp Corn Starch Divided
  • 1 ea Red Bell Pepper Washed, Seeded, striped to match beef
  • 1 ea Onion Large, Peeled, sliced
  • 6 tbsp Soy Sauce Low Sodium
  • 3 tbsp Sugar Raw if possible
  • 3 cloves Garlic Peeled Crushed
  • 1 tbsp Ginger Grated
  • 2 tsp Mirin Rice Vinegar
  • 4 tbsp Neutral Oil
  • Salt and Pepper To taste (1 pinch each)
  • 1 ea Egg Large
  • 1/2 bunch Scallions Washed, and sliced thinly (Garnish)

Method
 

  1. Place the beef on some kitchen towels and pat to dry.
  2. Mix 2 tbsp cornstarch, salt, and pepper with the egg and beat well
  3. Add the beef into the egg mixture and toss to coat well
  4. Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan over high heat.
  5. Add the beef in small batches and fry until crispy 5-6 minutes, turn 2-3 times
  6. Remove the beef with a slotted spoon to a draining rig and keep it warm
  7. In the work or frying pan, make sure you have a small amount of oil left
  8. Reduce the heat to medium, and add the bell pepper, dried chilies, and onion. Fry for 2-4 minutes, looking for tender-crisp here
  9. While the peppers and onions are cooking, mix the orange zest, juice, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, rice vinegar, and ginger and put to one side. (save a small amount of zest for garnish)
  10. Pour the sauce over the veggies, return the heat to a boil, turn to a simmer, and simmer for 1-2 minutes.
  11. Add the beef back; stir for ~ 1 minute to heat through, and coat. The sauce should be thick and coat the beef.
  12. Serve with rice and garnish with scallions and some additional zest

Nutrition

Calories: 379kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 28gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 1595mgPotassium: 552mgFiber: 1gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 409IUVitamin C: 19mgCalcium: 48mgIron: 3mg

Notes

It's a quick and dirty, fake-away special.
Serve over rice.
To slice the beef thinly, freeze the steak for 30 minutes and use a very sharp knife.

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