Crispy Orange Beef

Crispy Orange Beef

from allrecipes.com
Dinner
100 min
6 servings
507 kcal / serving

This orange beef recipe features top sirloin stir-fried until crispy, then cooked in a sweet and savory citrus sauce flavored with ginger and garlic.

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ poundsbeef top sirloin, thinly sliced
  • 2 cupswater
  • 1 cuplong grain rice
  • ⅓3334326744 cup white sugar
  • ⅓3334326744 cup rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoonsfrozen orange juice concentrate
  • 1 tablespoonsoy sauce
  • 1 teaspoonsalt
  • 2 cupsoil for frying
  • ¼ cupcornstarch
  • 3 tablespoonsgrated fresh ginger
  • 1 ½ tablespoonsminced garlic
  • 2 teaspoonsorange zest
  • 8broccoli florets, lightly steamed or blanched

Directions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients.

  2. 2

    Lay beef in a single layer on a baking sheet lined with paper towels. Allow to dry in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

  3. 3

    Meanwhile, bring water and rice to a boil in a medium saucepan.

  4. 4

    Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender, about 20 minutes.

  5. 5

    Mix together sugar, rice vinegar, orange juice concentrate, soy sauce, and salt in a small bowl. Set aside.

  6. 6

    Heat oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Toss dried beef in cornstarch to coat.

  7. 7

    Fry coated beef in hot oil in small batches until crispy and golden brown; set aside. Drain oil from the wok, leaving about 1 tablespoon.

  8. 8

    Add ginger, garlic, and orange zest to remaining oil in wok.

  9. 9

    Cook and stir briefly until fragrant. Pour in soy sauce mixture; bring to a boil and cook until thick and syrupy, about 5 minutes.

  10. 10

    Stir in fried beef and cook until heated through.

  11. 11

    Serve hot over steamed rice and garnish with broccoli.