{"id":310,"date":"2025-06-07T16:21:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T16:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entresuitemail.com\/?p=310"},"modified":"2025-06-18T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T00:00:00","slug":"crispy-chilli-beef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entresuitemail.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/07\/crispy-chilli-beef\/","title":{"rendered":"Crispy Chilli Beef"},"content":{"rendered":"
This Homemade Crispy Chilli Beef recipe uses simple ingredients and tastes better than the real thing!<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n If I’m making a fakeaway, not only does it need to be simple, but it also needs to taste as good, if not better than the real thing. Thankfully, this crispy chilli beef ticks both of those boxes. Follow me…<\/p>\n Crispy chilli beef isn’t an overly saucy dish. Rather, it is crispy strands of beef<\/strong> coated in a sticky, glossy sauce<\/strong>. <\/p>\n As promised, you only need ingredients you can easily access at the supermarket<\/strong>. Here’s what you’ll need for the sauce:<\/em><\/p>\n When it comes to the chilli beef itself, you really don’t need that many ingredients at all. Let’s take a quick look at what’s going on:<\/em><\/p>\n Because the beef is sliced so thinly and then fried, you do not need to use an expensive cut of beef. I use Rump or Sirloin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The preparation for this dish comes in two forms:<\/p>\n Although tedious, you’ll get the best results by individually coating each slice of beef in the final bit of cornflour. Having said that, you can do a few strips at a time, just make sure you coat them properly and shake off any excess.<\/p>\n Process shots: slice beef (photo 1), marinate (photo 2), mix in cornflour (photo 3), mix in egg (photos 4&5), coat each slice in cornflour (photo 6).<\/em><\/p>\n There’s no way around it – the beef needs to be fried for maximum crispness. Because the strips are so thin, if you were to bake or air fry it, you’ll find the beef overcooks before the batter gets crispy. Thankfully, you only need to shallow fry it<\/strong>, so it’s very straightforward. Plus, because the strips are thin, it fries really quickly too.<\/p>\n I recommend working in two batches<\/strong>, just so the beef has room to fry. You don’t want it to stick together and you certainly don’t want it to all steam together so the batter (that you worked so hard for) falls off.<\/p>\n Process shots: fry beef (photos 7&8), fry onion & carrot (photo 9), fry chilli (photo 10), add beef and sauce (photo 11), stir (photo 12).<\/em><\/p>\n Although I haven’t tried it, I imagine chicken thighs could work to create a delicious crispy chilli chicken!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n It’s got a small kick of spice, but nothing OTT. If you want more, then add more chilli. If you want less, just use one and leave the seeds out.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Unfortunately this does not reheat well and is definitely best eaten fresh.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The sauce will thicken and cling around the beef pretty quickly, so you won’t have to toss it for too long. Once it’s ready to rock & roll serve up right away! I typically serve with rice<\/strong>, but you could serve with noodles<\/strong> if you’d prefer.<\/p>\n Alrighty, let’s tuck into the full recipe for this crispy chilli beef shall we?!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
Crispy Chilli Beef Sauce<\/h2>\n
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Crispy Chilli Beef Ingredients<\/h2>\n
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Recipe Tip<\/h2>\n
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Preparing Crispy Chilli Beef<\/h2>\n
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Making Crispy Chilli Beef<\/h2>\n
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Crispy Chilli Beef FAQ<\/h2>\n
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Serving Crispy Chilli Beef<\/h2>\n
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How to make Crispy Chilli Beef (Full Recipe & Video)<\/h2>\n