Crispy Sesame Beef
Let’s make easy crispy sesame beef with delicious Chinese honey sesame sauce. Tender beef strips with a crispy coating, smothered in sweet, sticky, nutty sesame aroma sauce.
Servings: 2 3
Calories: 1168kcal
Ingredients
- 300 grams Beef steak About 0.66lbs, Cut thin strips
- 1 tbsp Toasted sesame seeds
- 1 Egg white
- 6 tbsp Cornstarch For coating
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 2-3 Spring onions
- 1 tsp Dried crushed chillies
Marinade Ingredients
- 2 tsp Soy sauce Regular soy sauce or light soy
- 2 tsp Grated ginger
- 2 tsp Sesame oil
- ¼ tsp White pepper
- ¼ tsp Baking soda
Sauce
- 2 tbsp Soy sauce Regular soy sauce or light soy sauce
- 2 tbsp Honey
- 1 tbsp Rice vinegar White vinegar or lemon juice
- ½ tsp Cornstarch
- 3 tbsp Water
- 2 tsp Sesame oil
Instructions
Beef Marinade and Coating
- First cut the steak into thin strips against the grain. Then marinate the beef with regular soy sauce, white pepper, sesame oil, baking soda, and grated ginger. Mix it well and allow it to marinate for at 15 minutes.
- Add one egg white into the marinated beef and mix everything well. Add cornstarch and coat each beef piece well. Toss the excess flour before adding to the oil.
- Combine sauce ingredients in a small bowl and set it aside. Prepare garlic and spring onions and set them aside.
Fry and Coat with the Sauce
- Heat the oil over medium high-heat oil. Once the oil is hot add the coated beef pieces and fry for 3-4 minutes or until the coating is crispy and golden. Fry the beef in batches and do not overcrowd the frying oil. Remove from oil and set them aside over a paper towel and cooling rack.
- In a large wok or pan, drizzle oil and saute garlic for a few seconds until fragrant. Next, add crushed chillies and stir fry few more seconds.
- Pour the prepared sauce in, stir it well and allow the sauce to reduce slightly and glossy.
- Then add the fried beef and toss everything well with the sauce. Finish with toasted sesame seeds and spring onions.
- Transfer to a serving plate, garnish with spring onions and sesame seeds. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Make sure the oil is hot enough before adding beef. Frying in hot oil creates a non-greasy, crispy coating.
- To prevent the beef from unevenly cooking, fry in batches and do not overcrowd the frying oil.
- Use cornstarch or potato starch instead of plain flour. Cornstarch coating stays crispy even after tossing with the sauce.
- Allow the sauce to be reduced and glossy before combining with the fried beef strips.
- Air-frying option: Spray cooking oil over the beef and air-fry in the preheated ( 200C/390F ) air fryer for 10-12 minutes or until crispy. Then, toss it together with the sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 1168kcal | Carbohydrates: 90g | Protein: 70g | Fat: 59g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 27g | Cholesterol: 183mg | Sodium: 3182mg | Potassium: 1161mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 1590IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 8mg
