Crispy Chili Beef is a deep fried shredded beef with a delicious kick of sweet chili. This recipe is a popular Asian dish. It's quick and easy to make at home with some simple ingredients!
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Ingredients
beef
800 grams / 1.7 lbs hanger steak
2 eggs
4 tbsp all-purpose flour
1 tbsp finishing salt
½ tbsp black pepper
chili sauce
2 white onions
3 red chili's
2 cloves garlic
1 tbsp ginger
3 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp merin
1 tbsp dark brown sugar
1 tbsp roasted sesame seeds
chili beef
1 tbsp olive oil
50 grams / 1.7 oz leek
50 grams / 1.7 oz green peas
2 eggs
400 grams / 14 oz pre cooked rice
Tools
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How to
For the beef
- Begin by cutting the hanger steak against the grain into bite-sized chunks.
- Place the beef chunks in a bowl and add two eggs and all-purpose flour. Season the steak with some salt and pepper.
- Mix the ingredients together until well combined with the beef chunks.
For the chili sauce:
- Finely chop the onions, garlic, chili and ginger.
- Heat up a pan and add all the chopped ingredients.
- Cook them on low heat until they become soft.
- Add the remaining ingredients and let them simmer for another minute. Remove from heat ans set aside.
Preparing the chili beef:
- Heat up two burners on your Brabura plancha, keeping the third burner on low heat.
- Drizzle some olive oil on the plancha and sear the beef.
- Use two spatulas to flip the beef and achieve a dark brown maillard effect.
- Add the chili sauce to the beef and let it cook together for about a minute.
- Transfer the beef to the resting spot on the third burner.
- Add a bit more oil to the plancha and add the leek, peas, and ham.
- Sear the vegetables and ham while scooping some of the chili beef fat onto them.
- After approximately 4-5 minutes, move the vegetables and ham to the side.
- Crack two eggs onto the plancha and scramble them.
- Mix the scrambled eggs with the leek, peas and ham.
- Add the pre-cooked rice and mix everything together.
- Toast the rice mixture for another 1-2 minutes, then turn off the burners.
- Serve the rice with a generous scoop of the chili beef on top and enjoy your meal.
