This is an incredible dish that will become an instant hit in your home! Guaranteed. If you like restaurant style crispy beef from your local Chinese takeout, then this recipe will satisfy your craving. This crispy beef stir fry recipe is so full of colorful veggies that will delight your eyes as well as your taste buds! Here, we fry the beef strip after coating with a simple corn starch mix, and then we prepare our wonderful stir fried vegetables and finish with our special sauce. Our Chinese Crispy Beef with Vegetable Stir Fry can be served along with steamed white rice or alone.
Chinese Crispy Beef with Vegetable Stir Fry
Ingredients
For the Beef
- Beef Strips, Cut Thinly - 1/2 kg
- Cornstarch - 3/4 cup
- Water - 1/2 cup
- Eggs - 2
- Salt - 1/2 teaspoon
- Black Pepper - A sprinkle
- Vegetable Oil for Frying
Vegetables
- Vegetable Oil - 3 tablespoons
- Onions, Thickly Sliced - 2 large
- Ginger, Minced - 1/4 cup
- Garlic, Minced - 1/4 cup
- Cabbage, Chopped - 1/2 small Cabbage
- Bean Sprouts - 3 cups
- Red, Yellow, Orange Bell Pepper, Sliced - 3 Whole Peppers
- Snow Peas, Whole- 2 cups
- Green Onion, Sliced - 1/2 cup
Sauce
- Water - 1 cup
- Cornstarch - 3 teaspoons
- Soy Sauce - 1/4 cup
- Oyster Sauce - 1/4 cup
- Mushroom Oyster Sauce - 1/2 cup
- Sweet Chili Sauce - 1/4 cup
- Sweet and Sour Sauce - 1/4 cup
Steps
- Step 1
Prepare Beef
In a deep bowl, combine 3/4 cup cornstarch, 1/2 cup water, and 2 eggs using a whisk till well blended. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt. Put beef strips in this mix and allow to coat entirely.
- Step 2
In a wok, fill the vegetable oil for frying till it is about 1 inch deep. Heat oil on medium high heat and then working in batches, start to fry the beef strip till crispy. Once they are nice and crispy, put the beef strip on a plate lined with paper towel. Set aside and start making your sauce. Also, clean your wok to use again.
- Step 3
Make Your Sauce
In a medium mixing bowl, combine cornstarch and water. Whisk well. Add the rest of the Sauce ingredients and blend well with whisk. Set aside for now.
- Step 4
Prepare Your Vegetables
Using either new oil or the oil you used for frying, heat 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil under high heat. When the oil is very hot, add your onions, garlic, and ginger. Stir with wooden spoon to coat well with oil for about 6 or 7 minutes.
- Step 5
Add cabbage and bean sprouts and gently fold with onion mix so that all are coated. Lower heat to medium high. Continue cooking while gently folding with wooden spoon for about 8 minutes.
- Step 6
Lower heat to Medium, add all the bell peppers and snow peas, again, using wooden spoon to gently fold all ingredients together, for about 8 minutes.
- Step 7
Finish Your Chinese Crispy Beef Stir Fry
Gently pour the sauce mix over your vegetables and stir gently with wooden spoon ensuring all vegetables are coated with sauce. Immediately add the crispy beef and fold into the vegetables and allow to cook for 2 minutes.
- Step 8
Add green onions. Turn heat off. Gently stir vegetables again one last time.
- Step 9
Transfer your Chinese Crispy Beef Stir Fry to serving plate and serve.
- Step 10
Add green onions. Turn heat off. Gently stir vegetables again one last time.
- Step 11
Transfer to serving plate and serve.
Tip
Cut your veggies ahead of time and keep in fridge so that you can save time preparing this dish later.
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