{"id":109784,"title":"Crispy Sweet-and-Sour Beef","modified":"2025-10-29T15:31:41+01:00","plain":"You probably know crispy chicken\u2014now meet crispy beef. Its exact origin is hard to pin down.\n\n\n\nWhile the technique suggests Chinese roots, you\u2019ll find versions everywhere, and some even claim Canadian roots. Either way, crispy beef is an absolute treat!\n\n\n\nTips for Crispy Beef\n\n\n\nFor frying, use neutral-tasting oils such as peanut, canola, vegetable, sunflower, or corn.\n\n\n\nIf you\u2019re using potato starch to fry the meat, don\u2019t overcrowd the pan.\n\n\n\nAdd the pieces one by one and fry so they don\u2019t touch. Potato starch tends to stick during the first fry, and if the pan is crowded (pieces touching), you\u2019ll end up with one giant clump of crispy beef instead of bite-size pieces. (Is that better? As a big eater, I\u2019m torn\u2026)\n\n\n\nIf you love extra sauce, simply double the ingredients. It\u2019s fantastic over rice.\n\n\n\nIf you\u2019re short on time, reduce the marinating to 30\u201340 minutes by leaving the beef at room temperature for 20\u201330 minutes, instead of refrigerating it for an hour.\n\n\n\nMake this recipe ahead by double-frying the beef without the sauce. When you\u2019re ready to serve, give it a quick fry to reheat and finish the recipe as usual.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\tCrispy Sweet-and-Sour Beef\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\tFriteuse asiatique\t\n\t\n\t\t700 g beef strips140 g potato starch (divided; you can use cornstarch, but it won't be as crispy)Oil for fryingBeef Marinade1 small onion2 garlic cloves4 thin slices of ginger (2\u20133 mm)1 tablespoon light soy sauceSticky Sweet-and-Sour Sauce150 g honey72 g light soy sauce125 ml water1 tablespoon hoisin sauce1 tablespoon rice vinegar1 tablespoon sesame oil1 tablespoon Shaoxing wineTo Thicken the Sauce5 teaspoons cornstarch6 teaspoons water\t\n\t\n\t\tIn a food processor, blend the onion, garlic, and ginger into a paste. (If you don't have a food processor, grate them or mince very finely by hand; just make sure the ginger pieces are very small.)Add the marinade and 1 tablespoon of soy sauce to the beef; mix well and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour.After marinating, sprinkle half of the starch over the beef and use your fingers to coat it well. Let rest for 10 minutes.Heat the oil to about 190 degrees.After the 10-minute rest and once the oil is hot, add the remaining starch and coat again.Fry the beef for 1 to 2 minutes (in small batches), then transfer to a paper towel\u2013lined plate.Once all the beef has had its first fry, return it to the oil for a second fry for 1 more minute.Pour off all the oil from the pan and return the pan to the stove over medium-low heat.Add all the sauce ingredients except the water and cornstarch.Stir until combined, then bring to a boil.In a small bowl, mix the cornstarch and cold water, add to the sauce, and continue stirring until the sauce thickens. Turn off the heat.Add the crispy beef and toss to coat in the sauce.\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\tPlat principalChinoiseboeuf croustillant\t\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you enjoyed this crispy beef, you\u2019ll love the classic Chili Beef","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109784"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110031,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109784\/revisions\/110031"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}