Crispy Salt and Pepper Beef - Khin's Kitchen | Chinese Beef Recipe (2024)

4.39 from 13 votes

Course: Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine: Chinese Cuisine

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

Beef marinate time: 15 minutes minutes

Author: Khin

• ▢ 300 g Beef steak ( ribeye, sirloin or any tender steak )
• ▢ 1 Egg
• ▢ 1 Cup Corn/potato flour ( starch )
• ▢ 2 cloves Garlic
• ▢ ½ Sweet onion
• ▢ ½ Bell Pepper

Beef Marinade

• ▢ 1 tbsp Light soy sauce
• ▢ 1 tsp Ginger paste
• ▢ 1 tsp Sesame oil
• ▢ 1 tsp Sugar
• ▢ ¼ tsp Baking soda

Seasonings spice ingredients

• ▢ ½ tsp Salt ( or salt to taste )
• ▢ ½ tsp Black pepper powder
• ▢ ¼ tsp Chinese five spices powder ( see in note )
• ▢ ¼ tsp Chicken powder ( optional ) ( see in note )

• First of all cut the beef into thin strips. In a large bowl, mix the beef strips evenly with the beef marinate ingredients. Set aside and marinate for 15 minutes.

• Prepare the vegetables by cut the vegetables into thin slices.

• In a small bowl, mix all the seasoning ingredients evenly for later use.

• Break one egg in the marinated beef strips, mix it well.

• Coat each beef strips with corn flour. Make sure all beef strips are coated well and separated. Toss the excess flour out before frying.

• Heat the oil into high heat about 350° F. Add the beef strips and deep fry for1-2 minutes until the coating is crispy.

• Remove from oil and transfer to paper towel or cooling rack.

• Heat the wok/pan into medium high heat. Drizzle a tablespoon of oil, add the garlic slices and stir for 5 seconds, then add the onion and pepper slices. Toss for 1 min then all the beef strips back in. Sprinkle the seasoning spices and toss well for 1 minute to combine all ingredients.

• Transfer to serving plate and serve immediately!

• I usually have this dish with fried rice, steamed rice or stir fry noodles or just perfect on its own as a savoury snack.

• If you want to take exactly like the Chinese restaurants and takeaway you can add chicken powder in the seasoning but that is totally optional.
• Chinese five spices is a mixture of cinnamon, cloves, star anise, fennel seeds and Sichuan peppercorns powder. You can buy Chinese five spice in most Oriental/Chinese grocery stores.