Szechaun Crispy Beef
This was our favorite dish to order at the Great Wall restaurant in Everett, WA. Sadly they closed a few years back. Here I've tried to re-created it. I think this comes very close to the original...Enjoy!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 lb. flank steak thinly sliced, across the grain
- 6 T. cornstarch
- 3 lg. mandarin oranges juiced, peels reserved
- 3/4 c. sweet chili sauce
- 2 T. low sodium soy sauce
- 3 c. peanut oil for frying
- 1 lg. jalapeño seeds & membrane removed, julienne
- 2 T. minced ginger
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2-3 green onions thinly sliced on bias for garnish
- red pepper flakes to taste
- Sticky rice for serving
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with 2 to 3 layers of paper towels, set aside.
- Cut beef along grain into thin strips. Pour cornstarch into a Ziploc bag, add beef strips, toss to coat. Place in the freezer until ready to use.
- Slice oranges in half. Gently peel the oranges reserving the peels. Thinly slice peel lengthwise; set aside. Juice the oranges, discard segments.
- In a saucepan, bring the orange juice, chili sauce, and soy sauce to a simmer over low heat.
- In a heavy bottom Dutch oven, heat the peanut oil over medium-high heat until it reaches 350 degrees. Working in 3 batches, add 1/3 of the beef and fry stirring occasionally to keep the beef from sticking together, until golden brown, about 1 1/2 minutes. Using a spider, transfer the meat to the lined baking sheet. Return heat to 350 degrees and repeat twice more with remaining beef. After frying, reserve 2 tablespoons frying oil.
- Heat the reserved oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add orange peel and jalapeno; cook stirring occasionally until the orange peel is golden brown, about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Add garlic and ginger, cook stirring frequently until the garlic begins to brown, about 45 seconds.
- Add the sauce and beef to the skillet, toss to coat. Transfer to a platter, garnish with scallions and red pepper flakes to taste, and serve immediately with sticky rice.
Notes
Prep all of your ingredients ahead of time, this comes together very quickly.
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