Air-Fryer Crispy Chilli Beef

    You will need an air-fryer for this recipe.

    Ingredients

    • 4 150g Minute Beef Steaks (thinly sliced into strips)
    • 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
    • 2 Peppers (red or yellow) (seeds removed and cut into strips)
    • 2 onions (cut into strips)
    • 1 Red Chilli (seeds removed and sliced)
    • 1 1/2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
    • 2 tbsp Chinese Five-Spice Powder
    • 2 Spring Onions (sliced to serve)
    • Rice or Noodles (freshly cooked to serve (optional))

    For The Glaze

    • 2 tbsp Sesame Seeds (mix of black and white or whatever kind you have)
    • 2 tbsp White Wine Vinegar
    • 1 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
    • 2 tbsp Light Soy Sauce
    • 2 tbsp Light Brown Sugar
    • 2 tbsp Tomato Ketchup
    • Preparation: 10 min
    • Cooking: 30 min
    • Ready in: 40 min

    Instructions

    1. Mix the beef strips with the soy sauce in a bowl. Set aside to marinate for 10 minutes.
    2. Heat the air fryer to 190C. Toss the pepper, onion and chilli in ½ tablespoon vegetable oil and cook for 10 minutes.
    3. To make the glaze, set aside about a teaspoon of the sesame seeds for sprinkling. Mix the remaining seeds with all the glaze ingredients in a small bowl. Pour over the vegetables and return to the air fryer for 2 minutes. Remove and set aside in a bowl.
    4. Heat the air fryer to 200C. Add the cornflour, Chinese five-spice and remaining vegetable oil to the marinated beef mixture and mix well to coat. Lay the coated beef slices in the air fryer in a single layer, with space around them for the air to circulate. You may need to do this in two batches.
    5. Cook for 7 minutes until the beef strips have crisped up. Remove the tray halfway through and shake so that the beef pieces cook evenly. Once cooked remove from the air fryer.
    6. Pop the pepper and onion back in the air fryer for 2 minutes to heat up, then remove and mix with the crispy beef. Top with the spring onions and reserved sesame seeds and serve with rice or noodles.
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