Orange Beef

Crispy beef in crazy delicious orange sauce. This homemade orange beef recipes is
healthier and so much better than Chinese takeouts.

Orange beef. Imagine deep-fried, crispy, golden brown and battered beef cubes doused in sticky, sweet, savory and tangy orange sauce. Yes, I am sharing my orange beef recipe today, it’s absolutely delicious and addictive, a dish that is our guilty pleasure at Chinese takeouts and restaurants all across the United States.

Orange beef. Imagine deep-fried, crispy, golden brown and battered beef cubes doused in sticky, sweet, savory and tangy orange sauce. Yes, I am sharing my orange beef recipe today, it’s absolutely delicious and addictive, a dish that is our guilty pleasure at Chinese takeouts and restaurants all across the United States.

Orange Beef Recipe

Serves 2-3 | Prep Time: 20 Mins | Cook Time: 5 Mins

Ingredients:

10 oz beef sirloin or flank steak, cut into bite-sized pieces
Oil for deep-frying
1 teaspoon cooking oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
White sesame, for garnishing
Chopped scallion, for garnishing

Frying Batter:

1/4 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
2 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup water, ice cold
1/2 tablespoon cooking oil

Orange Sauce:

1/3 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon Apple cider vinegar or Chinese rice
1 teaspoon cornstarch

Method:

Heat up a pot of oil to 375F.

Combine all the ingredients in the Frying Batter together, stir well so there is no lump. Transfer the beef into the frying batter, coat well. Mix all the ingredients in Orange Sauce together, set aside.

Deep fry the beef in a batches. Once they turn light brown, remove from the oil with a strainer and transfer to a plate lined with paper towels. Deep fry the beef twice by dipping the fried beef into the batter again and deep-fry until they turn golden brown.

Heat up a skillet with the oil and stir-fry the garlic until aromatic. Add the Orange Sauce and cooks until it thickens. Transfer the beef into the skillet, stir to combine well. Dish out, garnish with sesame and scallions and serve immediately.

Cook’s Note:

Double on the Orange Sauce if you like it saucy.

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