Crispy Sesame Beef
Restaurant-quality, amazingly crispy beef made in just 30 min with less oil – you won’t even be able to tell the difference!
I don’t always eat beef but when I do, it definitely has to be crispy.
Am I right or am I right?
And you know what? You can skip the takeout and make this right at home.
I promise. It’s better than restaurant-quality by a mile, hands down.
And you get to use less oil.
Even with the less oil, that crispiness is out of this world! The secret ingredient is the cornstarch.
Crispy Sesame Beef
Restaurant-quality, amazingly crispy beef made in just 30 min with less oil – you won’t even be able to tell the difference!
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut oil
- 1 pound sirloin steak, sliced into thin strips
- 4 tablespoons cornstarch, divided
For the sauce
- ¼ cup reduced sodium soy sauce
- ¼ cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 1 tablespoon Sriracha, optional
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
- 1 green onion, thinly sliced
Instructions
- Heat peanut oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat.
- In a large bowl, combine steak and 2 tablespoons cornstarch, tossing to coat and letting the steak absorb the cornstarch. Add remaining 2 tablespoons cornstarch before adding to the stockpot.
- Working in batches, cook steak until golden and crisp, about 2-3 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
- In a medium saucepan over medium high heat, combine soy sauce, brown sugar, orange juice, vinegar, garlic, ginger, Sriracha and sesame oil until slightly thickened, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in steak and gently toss to combine.
- Serve immediately, garnished with sesame seeds and green onion, if desired.
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We made this over the weekend and it was great! We agreed it was one of the best recipes we had ever made at home, and we’ve been married for over 25 years. Didn’t have peanut oil or low sodium soy sauce so we used vegetable oil and regular soy sauce. Also, it was quite spicy, so we will use half the sriracha next time.
I’ve had this recipe for a long time and finally made it a couple of weeks ago. It is FANTASTIC!!! This recipe really is restaurant quality. Cannot recommend enough.
10/10
This sauce is the exact flavor I’ve been trying to accomplish for years. Absolutely amazing!!
I doubled the sauce recipe and threw in some Asian noodles. It was damn delicious that’s for sure!
This recipe is so DELICIOUS !
Amazing flavor 🙂
A keeper for sure…
Thank you so much !
Ahh! This was SO GOOD. I had everything I needed on hand and I followed the recipe to a T.
I saw someone mention in the comments that they steamed some broccoli over the rice to serve with the dish, so I did the same. It was outstanding. My husband said it tasted like Chinese takeout. He suggested trying it in the air fryer next time, after struggling to dispose of the oil, and I might do that. But honestly, this is a great recipe and don’t really want to mess with it!
What a great hack, Katie! I also found sliced sirloin at the store.
Chungah, this is soooo delicious- that sauce is top-notch! I will add to my favorites
This recipe is just YES! I’m still enjoying the post-dinner high from serving a meal that both of my kids ate and enjoyed. No “I don’t like it” or “Dats yucky” from my 2 and 5-year olds, so this one is moving into the rotation. A lot of flavor, simple to make and delicious. Next time I’ll make some broccoli or brussle sprouts to pair with the meal, but as-is is great too.
Earned a “really good mom, thank you” from my two teenage boys and husband…which I consider a win! Made 2.5 pounds of sirloin; have zero leftovers.
Another great recipe, thank you! I used vegetable oil and set the steak in the freezer for 15 minutes so it would be easier to slice into strips.
Fantastic, authentic tasting recipe. You can taste all of the flavours they are married so well.
Damn delicious INDEED.
Absolutely delicious! I can’t believe this Italian girl could make this and have it taste so good and authentic. I did not have peanut oil so i ground up some cashews and substituted olive oil for the peanut oil. Steamed broccoli and added to it right before serving and sprinkled diced scallions on as a garnish. Thank you!!
This turned out SO delicious! We had our doubts that there would be enough sauce, as it looks like it reduces quite a bit, but there was more than enough to coat all of the steak and then some. Will make again!
This is a fantastic recipe. We loved it, thank you. Look forward to making it again.
Home alone, one strip loin in the freezer. Followed your recipe exactly. I felt so guilty eating it by myself. Crispy, sauce so good, on a bed of rice. Enough for me again tomorrow. My guilt is slowly going away. Thank you so much. I’ll make it again next week.
This was really delicious. I followed the directions exactly except that I used vegetable oil and doubled the recipe. I used an All Clad stainless (NOT non-stick) Dutch oven to cook the meat and it worked out great. I had enough food for 4 people when I doubled the recipe with maybe half a cup or a cup of meat left over. I served the dish with basmati rice and broccoli. My only question is whether its supposed to stay real crispy once you toss it in the sauce. My meat was crispy until I tossed it in the sauce, and then it became much less so. It was still yummy, but I’m not sure if that’s supposed to happen. Thank you for another wonderful recipe Chungah!
Only made the sauce and substituted bottled pineapple juice because we were out of citrus fruits. Better than restaurants.
The best I’ve had and easy!
Used flat iron steak, bc that’s what I had on hand.
Substituted cashews for sesame seeds bc I didn’t have any.
Steamed broccoli was added just bc.
Served over packaged precooked brown quinoa rice bc I forgot to make jasmine rice.
I’m done searching this recipe, this is fantastic!
Awesome!! This was so good I can’t wait to make it again! I didn’t have peanut oil so I used canola oil.
Love this recipe! I veganised it by using TVP slices instead of beef and it turned out delicious! Using the sauce recipe now for some crispy tofu and I know it’ll be fabulous!
I used round steak that I marinated in sesame oil, soya and garlic for 8 hours and used it instead of sirloin. It was amazingly good! Love the sauce! I used fresh green onions from my garden to top the dish! Now I know what to do with the rest of the round steak in my freezer. Thank you!!!
Can this recipe be made ahead of time. I’m making it tonight, so I can let you know how it turns out. Sounds delicious.