Chilli Garlic Beef
This is a hot and spicy south asian style beef stir fry dish, spicy enough to tingle your taste buds, also crispy, chewy and so delicious!
Equipment
- Wok
Ingredients
For the Marinade
- Beef - 1lb
- Garlic - 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
- Brown sugar - 1 tsp
- Vinegar - 2 tsp
- White flour - 1 tsp
For the Red Sauce
- 1 clove Garlic (minced) medium size
- 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder
- 1 tsp red chilli flakes
- 1 tsp Brown sugar
- 4 tsp Vinegar
- 2 tbs Soya sauce
- 1 Chopped green chillies optional
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Clean, wash and cut the beef into strips. Drain with paper towels and set aside.
- Mix together all the ingredients of the first marinade except the flour and rub the beef pieces with it nicely. Set aside for 1/2 an hour.
- Dust the marinated beef pieces with flour and deep fry them in oil till crisp. Drain on paper towels.
- Meanwhile prepare the red sauce by combining all the sauce ingredients together.
- Now toss the fried beef pieces in the red sauce and enjoy.
For the chilli garlic beef in glazed red sauce:
- Follow the steps from 1 to 3
- Heat 1 tsp of vegetable oil. Combine all the sauce ingredients (except for the red chilli flakes) with 1 tbs of ketchup and 1 tsp of hot chilli sauce (optional) and add to the sauce pan.
- Dissolve 1 tsp of cornstarch in 1 tbs of water and add it to the red sauce to glaze it. Simmer till the sauce thickens a bit. If it becomes too thick add another tablespoon of water.
- Toss in the fried beef. Sprinkle the red chilli flakes.
- Garnish with chopped spring onions and serve hot with rice or noodles. You may also add thinly sliced red and green peppers to it.