Air Fryer Crispy Chilli Beef (Cantonese Style)
Chinese Crispy Chilli Beef tastes just like the takeaway
Equipment
Ingredients
- 250 g Thin Steaks (Cut into thin strips)
- 4-6 tbsp Cornflour
- 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
- 1 Red Chilli (thinly sliced or 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper)
- 1 Red Pepper (Thinly sliced)
- 4 Spring Onions (Roughly chopped)
- Sesame seeds (for sprinkling)
Beef Chilli Marinade
- ½ tsp Chinese Five-spice powder
- 2 tsp Soy Sauce
- 2 Cloves of Garlic (Crushed)
- 1 tsp Sesame Oil
- 1 tsp Ground Ginger
- 1 tsp Caster Sugar
Honey Chilli Sauce
- 4 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce (or Tamari sauce)
- 1 tbsp Hoisin Sauce (or oyster sauce)
- 2 tbsp Shaoxing Wine
- 3 tbsp Clear Honey
- 2 tbsp Vinegar
- ½ tsp Chilli Powder
Instructions
- Combine the marinade ingredients in a bowl. Add the steak strips and toss to coat and leave for 15 minutes or overnight if you can.
- Using a plastic lunch box with a lid, add the cornflour.
- Add the steak strips to the flour, put the lid on the box and shake thoroughly to ensure all the strips are fully coated. Now drizzle a little oil over each piece and shake again.
- Set the air fryer to 200℃ and carefully put the beef on the cooking rack and cook for 6 minutes, then turn and cook for another 6 minutes until crispy.
- Meanwhile, add the sauce ingredients to a frying pan or wok over medium heat and simmer for 3 -5 minutes or until thickened. Add the beef to the sauce and mix thoroughly. Add the spring onions and red peppers, heat through and serve with a sprinkling of sesame seeds.
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Nutrition
Calories: 623kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 30gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 83mgSodium: 2433mgPotassium: 753mgFiber: 3gSugar: 34gVitamin A: 2269IUVitamin C: 82mgCalcium: 59mgIron: 6mg
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