Air Fryer Crispy Honey and Ginger Beef
With the help of an air fryer, Hayley Dean creates a speedy, healthy midweek meal inspired by the classic Chinese dish crispy beef. Best of all, it'll be on the table in under 20 minutes.
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Introduction
I always enjoy the challenge of recreating my favourite takeaway dishes in the air fryer, but making them a little bit healthier whenever I can. By coating the beef strips in cornflour and air frying them, you get a gorgeous crispiness to the meat without any deep frying. I serve my version of this Chinese classic with sticky rice, but you could easily up the veg by heating through a stir-fry mix.
Ingredients
| 2 (about 400g) | sirloin steaks |
| 1 tsp | garlic paste |
| 2 tbsp | ginger paste |
| 3 tbsp | soy sauce |
| 3 tbsp | cornflour |
| 6 | spring onions, chopped into 4cm lengths |
| 1 tbsp | honey |
| microwaveable sticky rice, to serve |
Essential kit
You will need: an air fryer.
Method
Slice the steak into finger-width strips.
Combine the garlic paste with 1 tablespoon of the ginger paste and 2 tablespoons of the soy sauce in a medium bowl. Add the steak strips to the bowl and toss to coat them in the mixture.
Put the cornflour into a shallow bowl. Piece by piece, add the steak to the bowl and coat in the cornflour.
Preheat the air fryer to 180°C.
Spritz the base of the air fryer with oil, add the steak and spring onions, then cook at 180°C for 7 minutes, tossing part-way through the cooking time.
While the beef is cooking, combine the honey with the remaining soy sauce and ginger paste.
Transfer the beef to a heatproof dish and coat everything with the honey-ginger sauce. Return the dish to the air fryer for a final 1 minute.
Serve the beef straight-up or on top of some microwaved sticky rice, with all the yummy cooking juices.
Calories: 596 kcals per serving (with sticky rice, 378 kcals without rice).
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