Name: Crispy Orange Beef Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp soy sauce; 3 tbsp cornstarch; 1½ lbs flank steak; ¼ cup canola oil; 1 tsp ginger; 2 tbsp garlic; ⅓ cup white sugar; ⅓ cup rice wine vinegar; ¼ cup orange juice; 2 tsp orange zest

Crispy Orange Beef Recipe

Sheila Wheeler Modified: February 21, 2024

How To Make Crispy Orange Beef

Skip the takeout and create your own savory orange beef at home! The crispy beef is coated in a thick and tangy sauce for a tastier home-cooked meal.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 15 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2tbspsoy sauce
3tbspcornstarch
1½lbsflank steak,thinly sliced against the grain
¼cupcanola oil,for frying
1tspginger,grated
2tbspgarlic,minced
⅓cupwhite sugar
⅓cuprice wine vinegar
¼cuporange juice
2tsporange zest,optional

Instructions

Add the steak and soy sauce in a large Ziploc bag, leaving some air inside before locking. Shake to combine.
Add in the cornstarch, then leaving air in the bag again before closing, shake until well coated.
Heat the oil on a pan to medium-high heat, then cook the steak strips for 45 seconds on each side.
Transfer the steaks to a plate, then continue to cook in batches.
Drain most of the oil, leaving just 1 tablespoon.
Add in the ginger and garlic, then cook for 30 seconds.
Add in the sugar, vinegar, orange juice, and orange zest, then stir to combine.
Add the beef back in, then toss until the beef is well coated.
Serve with a garnish of green onions or sesame seeds, and enjoy!