Crispy Orange Beef
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If your family is anything like ours you know how hard it is to keep the meals interesting, healthy, and tasty. This delicious Crispy Orange Beef is made in a heavenly orange sauce – and checks all the boxes. Ideal for when you are in a rush but still want to serve a wholesome meal, this should take you 25 – 30 minutes.
Go on, try it tonight!
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp oil
- 1.1 lb beef steak cut into strips
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 pinch of salt and pepper
- 1 red pepper – sliced
- 1 large onion – peeled and sliced
- Zest half an orange
- ½ cup of Indian River Select Orange Juice
- 5 tbsp soy sauce
- 3 tbsp caster sugar
- 2 cloves of garlic – peeled and crushed
- 1 tsp rice vinegar
- 1 tsp ginger paste
Instructions
- Heat oil in a wok or large frying pan over high heat.
- Pat beef dry, then mix the cornstarch with the salt and pepper and toss the beef in the cornstarch until completely coated.
- Once oil is hot, add the beef and fry until crispy. Avoid moving the meat around too much, this reduces the amount of crispiness you get. It should take about 5-6 minutes to crisp up the beef, with about 3 or 4 stirs during that time.
- Once the beef is crispy and cooked through, remove using a slotted spoon, and place in a bowl lined with a paper towel to soak up excess fat.
- After the beef has been removed from the pan there should still be a little oil left. Turn the heat down to medium and add the sliced red pepper and onion.
- Fry for 2-3 minutes (hot but still crunchy).
- While the peppers and onions are cooking, mix the orange zest, orange juice, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, rice vinegar, and ginger and put to one side.
- Pour the orange sauce over the peppers and onions. Turn up the heat and bring to the boil. Simmer for 1 minute.
- Add the beef back. Give it a stir and heat through for 1 minute. If your sauce looks too thin, you can stir in a little cornstarch slurry to thicken it.
- Once bubbling and thick, serve up with boiled rice or noodles. Garnish with scallions.
- Enjoy!
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Brand Customer Service:
(Toll Free): (888) 373-7426
Fax: (772) 595-9522
GEM Indian River Select, LLC
3586 Oleander Avenue
Fort Pierce, FL 34982