Crispy Sesame Beef Food

ASIAN CRISPY BEEF

Steps:

• Lightly toast the peanuts in a dry frying pan, then crush in a pestle and mortar and put aside. Peel and finely chop the garlic and ginger.
• Put 1 tablespoon of sesame oil and the star anise into the frying pan on a medium-high heat. Add the mince, breaking it apart with a wooden spoon, followed by half the garlic and ginger and the honey. Stir-fry for 5 minutes to crisp up and get golden brown.
• Meanwhile, crush the remaining garlic and ginger into a paste in the pestle and mortar, then muddle in the fish and soy sauces and lime juice to make a dressing.
• Cook the noodles according to the packet instructions.
• Trim the spring onions, then finely slice with the chilli (deseed if you like). Prep the salad veg, breaking the lettuce leaves apart and matchsticking or finely slicing any crunchy veg so it's all a pleasure to eat.
• Load up your plates with that lovely salad veg, then drain and add the noodles. Spoon over the dressing, sprinkle over the crispy beef, chilli, spring onions and crushed peanuts, pick over the coriander leaves and tuck in.

SESAME BEEF

Steps:

• Mix soy sauce, sugar, oil, garlic, and onions in a large bowl. Set aside.
• Cut steak into strips and add to bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight, or at least 30 minutes.
• Cook in wok or frying pan until brown, about 5 minutes. Add sesame seeds and cook for additional 2 minutes.

CRISPY SPICY SESAME BEEF

Steps:

• Place the thinly sliced beef and cornstarch in a gallon-sized ziplock bag and shake until all of the beef strips are coated. Remove the beef from the bag and shake off excess cornstarch. Set aside.
• Place the oil in a wok or smaller skillet and heat until it reaches 375 degrees F.
• Working in small batches, place the beef into the oil and fry 1-2 minutes on each side. Remove the beef from the oil and place onto a paper towel-lined plate. Repeat until all of the beef has been fried.
• Place the oil, bell pepper, and onion into a wok or a larger skillet and saute until tender.
• Whisk together the soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, water, rice wine vinegar, red pepper flakes, sesame oil, and white vinegar together and place into the same wok or skillet as the vegetables. Simmer for 10 minutes or until the sauce is starting to thicken.
• Place the crispy beef into the wok or skillet and simmer for 10 minutes or until the beef is warm and the sauce has thickened.

CRISPY SESAME BEEF

Steps:

• Heat peanut oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. In a large bowl, combine steak and 2 tablespoons cornstarch, tossing to coat and letting the steak absorb the cornstarch. Add remaining 2 tablespoons cornstarch before adding to the stockpot. Working in batches, cook steak until golden and crisp, about 2-3 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. In a medium saucepan over medium high heat, combine soy sauce, brown sugar, orange juice, vinegar, garlic, ginger, Sriracha and sesame oil until slightly thickened, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in steak and gently toss to combine. Serve immediately, garnished with sesame seeds and green onion, if desired.

CRISPY CHILLI BEEF

Steps:

• Put 350g thin-cut minute steak strips in a bowl and toss in 3 tbsp cornflour and 2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder.
• Heat 100ml vegetable oil in a wok or large frying pan until hot, then add the beef and fry until golden and crisp.
• Scoop out the beef and drain on kitchen paper. Pour away all but 1 tbsp oil.
• Add 1 thinly sliced red pepper, ½ thinly sliced red chilli, sliced white ends of 4 spring onions, 2 crushed garlic cloves and thumb-sized piece ginger, cut into matchsticks, to the pan. Stir-fry for 3 mins to soften, but don't let the garlic and ginger burn.
• Mix the 4 tbsp rice wine vinegar or white wine vinegar, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce and 2 tbsp tomato ketchup in a jug with 2 tbsp water, then pour over the veg.
• Bubble for 2 mins, then add the beef back to the pan and toss well to coat.
• Serve the beef on noodles with prawn crackers, if you like, scattered with the remaining ½ sliced red chilli and sliced green parts of the spring onions.

CRISPY GINGER BEEF

Steps:

• Place cornstarch in a large bowl; gradually whisk in water until smooth. Whisk eggs into cornstarch mixture; toss steak strips in mixture to coat.
• Pour canola oil into wok 1-inch deep; heat oil over high heat until hot but not smoking. Place 1/4 of the beef strips into hot oil; separate strips with a fork. Cook, stirring frequently, until coating is crisp and golden, about 3 minutes. Remove beef to drain on paper towels; repeat with remaining beef.
• Drain off all but 1 tablespoon oil; cook and stir carrot, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, green onions, ginger, and garlic over high heat until lightly browned but still crisp, about 3 minutes.
• Whisk sugar, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, and red pepper together in a small bowl. Pour sauce mixture over vegetables in wok; bring mixture to a boil. Stir beef back into vegetable mixture; cook and stir just until heated through, about 3 minutes.

CRISPY GINGER BEEF

Steps:

• Place cornstarch in a large bowl.
• Add water gradually while whisking.
• Beat eggs into cornstarch mixture.
• Toss in beef and stir to coat.
• Pour 1 inch of oil into wok, heat until boiling hot, but not smoking.
• Add a quarter of the beef to the oil.
• Seperate with a fork and cook, stirring frequently, until crispy, Remove, drain on paper towel and set aside.
• Repeat until all the beef is cooked.
• Drain off all oil except for about 1 tablespoons and add carrots, onion, ginger, and garlic in that order.
• Stir fry briefly over high heat.
• Combine last 5 ingredients and add to vegetable mixture.
• Bring to a boil and then add beef.
• Heat thorough and serve immediately.

SESAME BEEF

Steps:

• Trim fat from beef and cut diagonally across grain into slices as thin as you can.
• Mix next 6 ingredients in large bowl.
• Stir in beef until well coated.
• Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Drain beef.
• Cook and stir sesame seed in 10 in.
• skillet over med.
• heat till light brown.
• Remove from skillet.
• Heat 1 Tbsp veg oil in same skillet until hot.
• Add beef and cook and stir until browned, 3-4 minutes.
• Sprinkle with sesame seed.
• Serve over rice.