Crispy shredded beef with sweet chilli sauce

Moreish and a hit with the whole family, this Chinese favourite hits all the right notes of sweet, sour, salty and spicy

Crispy shredded beef with sweet chilli sauce

SERVES

4

PEOPLE

PREP TIME

10

MINUTES

COOKING TIME

17

MINUTES

Ingredients

  • 400g lean minute steaks, cut into strips

  • 2 tbsp cornflour

  • ½ tsp chilli flakes

  • 1 tsp ground ginger

  • spray oil

  • For the sauce:

  • 3 tbsp soy sauce

  • 4 tbsp sweet chilli sauce

  • 2 tbsp ketchup

  • 2 tbsp rice wine/white wine vinegar

  • 2 tbsp water

  • To garnish:

  • ½ tsp sesame seeds

Method

  1. If not using an airfryer, preheat the oven to 200°C.

  2. In a bowl toss your sliced beef with the cornflour, chilli flakes and ginger.

  3. Pop in the airfryer at 190°C for 15 minutes with a spray of oil until brown and crispy, or lay out on a baking tray with a spray of oil and cook in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.

  4. Mix all the ingredients for the sauce in a little bowl and pour into a hot wok on a medium heat. Stir and heat through until it starts to bubble gently.

  5. Add your crispy beef into the sauce and toss until covered, then continue to heat through for 2-3 minutes.

  6. Pour out onto a serving dish, garnish with the sesame seeds and serve with some boiled rice.
    This recipe is from Gina and Karol Daly's The Daly Dish Rides Again, published by Gill Books.