Crispy Chilli Beef with Egg Noodles Recipe
Crispy beef noodles feature strips of beef steak marinated in chili, soy, and sesame, then battered and fried until golden brown. The beef is stir-fried in a sauce made from chili, honey, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and tomato, and served over noodles tossed with sesame, lime, chili, and soy sauce.
Ingredients
Steak
- black pepper (to taste)
- 80 grams corn flour
- 1 whole fresh chilli
- 8 sprig fresh coriander
- 2 cm fresh ginger
- 2 cloves garlic
- salt (to taste)
- 2 whole sirloin Steak
- 1 . sunflower oils (for frying)
Marinade
- 1 whole egg
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 5 grams caster sugar
- 0.25 tsp chilli flakes
Sauce
- 4 tbsp honey
- 0.5 tbsp soy sauce
- 3 tbsp tomato sauce
- 6 tbsp white wine vinegar
Dressing
- 0.25 tsp chilli flakes
- 0.5 whole lime
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 grams caster sugar
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
Noodles
- 120 grams egg noodles
Instructions
- place the steak in the freezer for 20 mins, cut the steaks into thin strips
- Make the marinade, mix the egg, chilli flakes, sesame oil, soy sauce and caster sugar together in a bowl to make the marinade, massage the marinade into the meat
- add the cornflour to the steak, season with salt and pepper, stir till the meat strips are fully coated in corn flour, heat about 21/2 cms of frying oil in a frying pan
- Drop a breadcrumb into the oil to check its hot enough it should fizzle, fry the steak, till golden brown, place on kitchen paper, set a side
- squeeze the lime(s), mix the chilli flakes, lime juice, sesame oil, soya sauce caster sugar and sunflower oil together in a bowl to make the dressing, set a side
- wash and finely chop the fresh coriander, peel and grate the ginger, peel and crush the garlic using the garlic crusher or chop finely, wash and finely chop the chilli
- half fill a pan with water and boil, add a spot of olive oil and a pinch of salt to the boiling water, Add the noodles to the hot water, cook till soft
- place the sauce ingredients in a bowl, mix the ingredients, set a side
- Heat the wok add a spot of oil, add the garlic, chilli and ginger to the wok and stir fry for 30 seconds
- add the sauce mixture to the wok, Bring to the boil, add the crispy meat to the wok, stir fry for a minute or two
- drain the noodles and wash, place back into the pan and warm through on a low light, add the dressing, place the noodles in individual serving dishes
- add the crispy beef, sprinkle the coriander over the beef
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