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Crispy Chilli Beef (with Sweet Chilli)

Published: Jun 21, 2020 · Modified: Mar 22, 2021 · by Khin · This post may contain affiliate links.

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Crispy Chilli Beef is a fried shredded beef steak tossed in sweet, spicy and savoury homemade sweet sauce. This recipe is a popular Chinese takeaway style shredded beef strips with a delicious sweet chilli kick. You will be amazed by how quick and easy to make at home with simple ingredients!

I love making restaurant style recipes at home and share it with friends. Here is more of our family's favourite stir fry beef and steak recipes you might want to try :
- Salt and Pepper Beef ( Chinese takeaway style salt and pepper seasonings )
- Shredded Beef ( Classic Chinese recipe )
- Pepper Steak Stir Fry ( Stir fry steak slices with black pepper sauce )

Sometimes it can be very disappointing when the takeout dishes are heavily battered and too sugary. I tried and tested this recipe at home and and succeeded this recipe and taste better than my favourite restaurant! My friends and family really enjoyed this recipe and I highly recommend to try at your home. I can guaranteed that your guest will definitely impressed by your Chinese cooking skills. If you know the right amount of ingredients and follow the simple instructions, you can achieve the restaurant quality cuisine, way better than your local takeout.

3 Simple Tips

  1. Coating (The Batter) : To make the Chinese crispy beef batter you will need only 2 ingredients corn starch/flour and one egg. That's it! Here is my answers for frequently asked questions.
    Why corn starch/flour? Corn starch/flour is the key ingredients to keep the coated skin airy crisp texture. So I highly recommend to use corn or potato starch/flour as a coating.
    Can I use plain flour? Plain flour or regular all purpose flour is not recommended, as the gluten from the flour can soften the coating. You will not achieve the crisp texture.
  2. The Marinade : Use nice tender steak cut for this recipe, like sirloin, tenderloin, rib-eye, rump steak, etc. Season the steak slices with soy sauce, ginger garlic paste, sesame oil, sugar and white pepper.
    If you wish to use cheaper cut, tenderise it by adding half teaspoon of baking soda and half teaspoon of corn starch in the marinade. It's a Chinese method of tenderising meat and also known as meat velveting.
    The most important part is how to cut the steak ? Check the direction of the meat grain direction first, then slice it against the grain into thin slices.
  3. Crispy Chilli Beef Sauce : To achieve the well balance sweet chilli sauce, you will need soy sauce, sugar, vinegar and ketchup as a base sauce. Add sweet chilli sauce for a kick of chilli flavour and extra vibrant taste. As many of you have asked, which brand to use, I usually use Blue Dragon or Mae Ploy sweet chilli sauce for this recipe. As these sauces are available in all most all supermarkets and online.

This Dish is Very Versatile

You can toss the fried beef strips with sweet chilli sauce and serve it on its own. Or you can pair it vegetables like broccoli/carrot and make it into crispy chilli beef with broccoli/carrot. Or make ultimate crispy beef salad by tossing with any of your favourite crunchy vegetables.

How to make Crispy Chilli Beef Recipe

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First of all, cut the steak into thin strips against the grain.

Mix all the ingredients from the marinate list and rest it for at least 15mins. You can leave it longer if you have more time.

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Combine all the sauce ingredients in a mixing bowl and set aside.

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Add one egg into marinated beef slices and mix it well.

Coat the beef strips with corn flour in a tray. If the flour is not enough, add more flour if needed.

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All strips should separated and coated well.

Fry with pre heated oil about 350° F for 1-2 mins until crispy golden brown. Remove from oil and transfer to paper towel or cooling rack.

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Toss the vegetables with medium high heat for a few seconds.

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Place the fried beef strips and sauce mixture in. Follow with fresh chilli and spring onions, toss all ingredients with high heat for one to two minutes.

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Transfer to serving plate. Serve immediately!

How to Serve This Dish

Serve it as a starter/savoury snack with Chinese tea or your favourite cold drink. I love to have it with simple steamed rice, fried rice or stir fry noodles and make it a main meal.

More of My Delicious Chinese Stir Fry Recipes

  • Beef and Broccoli ( With delicious homemade stir fry sauce )
  • Beef and Noodles Stir Fry ( The best steak noodles recipe! )
  • Orange Chicken ( Better than take out orange chicken )
  • Salt and Chilli Chicken ( Fried chicken with salt and chilli seasonings )

Watch How to Make It

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Crispy Chilli Beef with Sweet Chilli Sauce

Fried beef steak and fresh vegetables tossed in sweet chilli sauce. Better than takeout crispy chilli sweet beef recipe can be prepared in no time.
4.46 from 179 votes
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Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese Cuisine
Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 2
Calories: 798kcal
Author: Khin

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS

  • 200 g Rump/Sirloin steak ( or any tender steak cut )
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 cup Corn/Potato Starch (Flour) 
  • ½ Sweet Onion
  • ½ Bell Pepper
  • 2-3 Spring Onions
  • 2-3 Birdeye/hot chillies

Marinate for Beef Steak

  • 1 tbsp Light soy sauce
  • 1 tsp Ginger garlic paste
  • 1 tsp Sesame oil 
  • ½ tsp Sugar 
  • ¼ tsp White Pepper 

Stir Fry Sauce

  • 3 tbsp Sweet Chilli Sauce
  • 2 tbsp Ketchup
  • 2 tbsp Light soy sauce
  • 1 tsp Vinegar ( white or rice )
  • 1 tbsp Sugar
  • ½ tsp Salt 

Instructions

  • Cut beef into thin strips. Marinate the beef strips with the all ingredients in the marinate list. Mix well and marinate for 15 mins.
  • In a small bowl mix all the ingredients from the stir fry sauce list and set aside.
  • Break one egg into the the marinated beef strips. Mix well.
  • Coat the beef strips with corn/potato flour. Make sure all the beef strips are seperated. Toss the excess flour out before frying.
  • Heat the oil into hight heat about 350 F. Add the coated beef and deep fry for 1-2 mins till crispy.
  • Remove from oil and transfer to paper towel or cooling rack.
  • Heat the wok/pan to medium high heat. Drizzle a tablespoon of oil, add the cut onions and stir for few seconds. Then add the pepper slices, stir well.
  •  Add the fried beef strips. Pour the sauce mix, add the spring onions and fresh chillies. Stir well to combine all ingredients with high heat for 1- 2 mins.
  • Transfer to serving plate. Serve immediately!
  • Match with hot steamed/cooked rice or stir fry noodle. Perfect as a savory snack too!

Notes

The provided nutrition facts are approximate and can be vary based on several factors.

Nutrition

Serving: 484g | Calories: 798kcal | Carbohydrates: 105.68g | Protein: 37.56g | Fat: 26.75g | Saturated Fat: 7.466g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4.987g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10.887g | Trans Fat: 0.009g | Cholesterol: 381mg | Sodium: 1343mg | Potassium: 1202mg | Fiber: 3.1g | Sugar: 29.47g | Vitamin A: 1444IU | Vitamin C: 201.6mg | Calcium: 111mg | Iron: 7mg
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Comments

  1. V says

    March 28, 2023 at 1:26 pm

    5 stars
    This recipe was amazing! I've tried many Asian-inspired dishes at home, but this was the first one that really tasted great. Thank you! I will be searching for other recipes of yours to try!

    Reply
  2. Richard Bingham says

    February 26, 2023 at 11:43 am

    5 stars
    Tried this for me and my daughter fantastic so good we are having it again 4 days later . Will be checking other recipes to try . Thanks

    Reply
  3. Sam says

    February 25, 2023 at 9:49 pm

    5 stars
    been making this recipe for a few years now since I saw it on Facebook. it's one we have quite often at home I just double the amount of sauce as I like lots 😂. always goes down well with the kids. on lazy days I just buy the ready made crispy beef you can now buy in a shop called Iceland in England and just make the sauce. but that's on a busy day when's I'm being lazy

    Reply
  4. Grey Eyes Reviews says

    February 19, 2023 at 1:16 pm

    5 stars
    This. Was. Delicious.
    While I normally don't try out recipes that require frying....this was sooooo worth it! Oh my goodness, that crunch! Your directions were so clear which made this restaurant quality dish even more enjoyable. If I'm not stressing in the kitchen, everyone has a good time 😉

    Seriously adding this one to my favorites. Thank you so much for sharing! I look forward to trying more of your recipes!

    Reply
    • Khin says

      February 21, 2023 at 3:35 pm

      Deep frying creates the best crispy coating result. So glad that you enjoyed it, Grey. Thanks for sharing your feedback.

      Reply
  5. Marie says

    February 10, 2023 at 9:07 am

    Used fresh red chilli, with finely chopped carrot and no pepper; great result.

    Reply
    • Khin says

      February 15, 2023 at 10:23 pm

      Thanks for trying out this recipe and sharing your feedback, Marie. Sounds delicious with fresh chillies and carrot.

      Reply
  6. Aelli says

    February 09, 2023 at 3:36 pm

    I added a tiny bit of cinnamon. It was very very delicious.

    Reply
    • Khin says

      February 15, 2023 at 10:24 pm

      Sounds interesting! Thanks for trying out this recipe, Aelli!

      Reply
  7. A says

    January 26, 2023 at 8:51 pm

    5 stars
    Cooked this tonight, turned out great, a little drier than the picture but I didn't want to make up any extra sauce at that point, which would be easy enough.
    Only used one fresh chilli because the other people eating aren't so keen on heat, but still turned out very spicy - I enjoyed it, others less so. I'll leave that out next time if I'm cooking for others.
    Great recipe though, thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Khin says

      February 15, 2023 at 10:35 pm

      You are very welcome, A! Thanks for trying out this recipe and sharing your feedback. I omit bird-eye chilli if I am cooking for children and my friends who can't eat chilli.

      Reply
  8. Alan Simpson says

    January 05, 2023 at 3:58 pm

    5 stars
    Took a bit longer to prepare but was definitely worth it very tasty

    Reply
  9. Connie says

    December 18, 2022 at 12:56 am

    5 stars
    Excellent!!! Taste great and smells wonderful

    Reply
    • Khin says

      December 20, 2022 at 11:40 pm

      So glad that you enjoyed it, Connie. Thanks for sharing feedback with us.

      Reply
  10. Deb says

    December 12, 2022 at 2:06 am

    5 stars
    Amazing

    Reply
    • Khin says

      December 20, 2022 at 11:43 pm

      Thanks for sharing feedback, Deb. So glad that you enjoyed it.

      Reply
    • Ally Warner says

      January 05, 2023 at 11:48 pm

      5 stars
      Absolutely fantastic! I wasn't able to find the Birdseye pepper so I just sprinkled a little crushed red pepper at the end. Amazing flavor and even the kids liked it! Definitely will make again!!

      Reply
      • Khin says

        January 22, 2023 at 11:27 pm

        So glad that you enjoyed it, Ally. It's absolutely fine to swap with other fresh chillies available. Thanks for trying it out and sharing your feedback with us.

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