Crispy Chilli Beef
A Stokes recipe by a passionate contributor, Vernon
- Serves 2
- 25 minutes


What you'll need
- 250 g thin cut minute steak, thinly sliced into strips
- 2 tbsp cornflour
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil, plus a drizzle
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- Thumb-sized piece of ginger, peeled and cut into matchsticks
- 1 red chilli, thinly sliced
- 1 red pepper, cut into chunks
- 4 spring onions, sliced, green and white parts separated
- 4 tbsp rice wine vinegar (or white wine vinegar)
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 2 tbsp Stokes Sweet Chilli Sauce
- 2 tbsp Stokes Tomato Ketchup
- For the Marinade
- 0.5 tsp Chinese five spice powder
- 2 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp caster sugar
Method

- Combine the marinade ingredients in a bowl. Add the steak strips and toss to coat.
- Leave in the fridge for an hour.
- Sprinkle the cornflour over the mix, coating meat in floury paste.
- Lay steak strips on the cooking rack. Drizzle a little oil.
- Cook at 220 degrees for 6 minutes, then turn over and cook for another 4 minutes (or until crispy).
- In a little oil in a hot wok, stir fry the garlic, ginger, chilli, pepper and white ends of the spring onions for 2 minutes.
- Add the vinegar, light soy, Stokes sauces. Mix well and cook for a minute until bubbling.
- Add the beef, simmer for 2 minutes serve with green sliced onion.