Recipe Index

Ingredients

• STEAK:
• 1 pound sirloin steak, thinly sliced
• 3/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• SAUCE:
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon finely minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons ginger
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 to 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes, more to taste
• 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
• 1/4 cup sweet chili sauce
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup water + 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• VEGGIE STIR-FRY:
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1/2 yellow onion, diced into large pieces
• 2 to 3 Fresno Peppers or Bird's Eye Chili, chopped
• OTHER:
• vegetable oil, for frying

Method

1. Shake the cornstarch, chili powder, salt and black pepper together in a zip-top bag. In a bowl, whisk the eggs with the salt, chili powder and black pepper.
2. Dip the beef strips in the egg in batches, let the excess drip off, and drop them into the bag. Seal the bag and shake it until every piece is evenly coated.
3. For the sauce, cook the butter, garlic, ginger and tomato paste in a saucepan over medium heat for about 2 minutes until the paste deepens in color. Add the rice vinegar, chili powder, red pepper flakes, soy sauce, sweet chili sauce and brown sugar, bring it to a simmer, then stir in the cornstarch mixed with the water to thicken it into a glaze and lower the heat.
4. Sauté the onion in the sesame oil over medium to medium-high heat for about 5 minutes until golden and softened, add the chiles, and cook 2 minutes more on medium-low until softened. Take the vegetables off the heat.
5. Fry the coated beef in vegetable oil at 350°F in two batches for 6 to 8 minutes, until golden, and drain it on a wire rack.
6. Toss the beef and vegetables through the glaze until everything is coated, and serve warm over rice.

Prep: 20 min · Cook: 35 min · Total: 55 min

Nutrition (per serving, where published)

Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data