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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Made this for dinner tonight. Super easy and so tasty! My husband said it was the best ever! Huge kudos from a foodie guy! Love all your recipes! Thanks so much for sharing. 🙂
Love this recipe! I am a long distance runner and I love to make this the night before races with some rice and veggies. I follow the recipe as is but I just use avocado oil for cooking since I have it on hand. Thanks!
I made this tonight and it was wonderful. My husband absolutely loved it. Very easy to follow recipe. Delicate crisp beef and a delicious sesame sauce. Definitely will make this one of my go to recipes.
Should I use raw or roasted sesame seeds?
I personally prefer to use toasted sesame seeds.
Way too salty. Tried several ways to get the salt level down
Oh no! I’m so sorry to hear that. Did you use reduced sodium soy sauce as directed in the recipe?
My husband and son both enjoyed this a lot. However, it is quite salty, even when using reduced sodium soy sauce. Any ideas of how to decrease the salt content?
You can try to decrease the amount of soy sauce to your desired taste.
Just made this recipe and it was a wonderfull succes. Crispyness and flavour was amazing. Will do it again and i suggest you do too…
Thanks, Stephane! We’re so happy to hear that you’ll be making this again and again!
This recipe is delicious! A HUGE hit in my house. Thank you so much for the recipe!
Amazing recipe. This was my husbands favorite meal! We used riced cauliflower instead of rice as a base and it was very good. The meat was tender and crispy.
So good! I wish I had doubled the recipe because my family wanted more.
Can’t tell you how many times I’ve made this! We will never go back to take-out again. We do the beef in our Actifry and It is just as nice.
Awesome!
This is a go-to in our house if we are craving an Asian dish. Very easy, yummy and soooooo very homey. I added some more corn starch (just a tinge). Your recipe is very easy and my little one loves to make the sauce. We love all of your recipes we have tried I think all of them :)]
That’s so great, Michelle. Thank you!
I use corn flour(starch) but I wash off the excess in a colander otherwise it comes out a bit to silky for crispy beef,… A really hot pan helps to, woks a really cheap and easy to season them so they become non stick.
Hi there, Do you think I would be able to do this recipe with ground beef?
Thank you!
Hi Maida! Unfortunately, this recipe will not work with ground beef.
For a vegan version, use seitan. Everything else is the same, including the cornstarch, but cook it for a little less time since seitan from the store usually comes pre-cooked. I’ve made it several times already and it is absolutely delicious!
If I were to use powdered ginger instead of fresh, how much should I use?
The ratio for fresh to dry is typically 3:1. Hope that helps!
This dominant taste by far in this is ginger. I sprinkled a little more garlic and a little salt on afterwards, dotted with more sriracha, and liked that taste better. If you’re a big fan of ginger, this might be more to your liking. Next time I will cut down on it a little – but it’s a recipe I’ll be making again 🙂
I’ve been searching for an easy sesame beef recipe for months to mimic the amazing dish I had at a local restaurant. Needless to say, this exceeded my expectations! Tastes JUST LIKE the $20 meal, but so much easier. Added steamed broccoli, asparagus, carrots, and some caramelized onions to mine and I can’t get enough!
hi would stewed beef work
Unfortunately, without further recipe testing, I cannot answer with certainty. As always, please use your best judgment regarding substitutions and modifications.
This is one of my son’s favorite dishes when we go out to eat. I made it today and was nervous about its reception. He didn’t respond for a minute, so I asked, “Um, is it okay?” He nodded and said, “Sorry, it almost made me cry it’s so good.” And then proceeded to finish his, mine, and his dad’s.