Crispy strips of beef coated in a sticky, glossy chilli and honey sauce, this Chilli & Honey Crispy Beef is a takeaway-style favourite you can easily make at home. The beef is marinated in soy sauce, ginger and garlic, coated in cornflour and fried until crisp, then tossed in a sweet, tangy sauce with a gentle kick of chilli.
Serve it with tenderstem broccoli, as I have here, or make it a full meal with egg fried rice or noodles.
Chilli & Honey Crispy Beef
Crispy cornflour-coated beef strips tossed in a sticky, sweet and tangy chilli and honey sauce, finished with spring onions.
For the Beef
- 500 g beef, cut into thin strips
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons ginger garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon black pepper powder
- 60 g cornflour
- Oil, for frying
For the Chilli and Honey Sauce
- 4 tablespoons dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon chilli flakes
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
To Finish
- Spring onions, sliced
Method
- Marinate the Beef: Place the beef strips in a bowl with the soy sauce, ginger garlic paste and black pepper powder. Mix well and leave to marinate for 15 minutes.
- Coat in Cornflour: Add the cornflour to the marinated beef and toss until every strip is evenly coated.
- Fry the Beef: Heat the oil in a wok or deep frying pan. Fry the beef strips in batches until dark golden and crisp, then remove and set aside.
- Make the Sauce: Add the dark soy sauce, hoisin sauce, honey, chilli flakes, rice vinegar and vinegar to a pan. Stir together and bring to the boil.
- Combine: Add the fried beef strips to the pan and toss until they are evenly coated in the sauce.
- Garnish and Serve: Finish with sliced spring onions and serve hot.
Tips and Variations
- Slice the beef thinly and against the grain so it stays tender.
- Shake off any excess cornflour before frying, and fry in batches so the pan is not overcrowded and the strips stay crisp.
- Adjust the chilli flakes to taste for a milder or spicier version.
- Check that your soy and hoisin sauces are halal-suitable, as some brands contain alcohol.
- Serve immediately, as the beef softens the longer it sits in the sauce.
Storage
Keep leftovers covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days and reheat thoroughly before serving.
Allergy information: Contains soya, wheat and gluten. Hoisin sauce may also contain sesame, so check the label.
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