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Crispy Sesame Beef
Crispy Sesame Beef is made by coating thin sirloin strips in cornstarch, frying them until golden and crisp in peanut oil, and tossing with a quickly thickened sauce of soy, brown sugar, orange juice, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, and optional sriracha. Topped with sesame seeds and green onion, it combines crunchy beef with a tangy, sweet, and mildly spicy glaze.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings:
4
servings
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Asian
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut oil
- 1 pound sirloin steak sliced into thin strips
- 4 tablespoons cornstarch divided
For the sauce
- ¼ cup soy sauce reduced sodium
- ¼ cup brown sugar packed
- 2 tablespoons orange juice freshly squeezed
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon ginger freshly grated
- 1 tablespoon sriracha optional
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
- 1 green onion thinly sliced
Instructions
- 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.
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