Better Than Take Out Orange Beef

April 04, 2017

If I do cook on a weekday, which isn't too often, I love an easy delicious recipe. Tonight's dinner is an amazing Orange Beef recipe that I found online. This meal takes less than an hour and can be made in one pan for easy clean up. I have made it several times now and can't ever seem to make enough to have leftovers for lunch the next day!! I normally tweak the recipe a bit to my taste. I love the orange flavor so I double the orange rind and juice. Because I use more orange juice, I cut the brown sugar in half and the sauce comes out AMAZING!!! This recipe goes great with some broccoli and steamed brown rice. I hope your family enjoys this recipe as much as mine does!! 🙂💖 🍊

NY Times Orange Beef

FOR THE SAUCE:

1 tablespoon neutral oil – I use Avocado Oil

1 1 1/2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and minced

2 jalapeño peppers, seeded and minced

2 tablespoons orange zest, plus the juice of one orange – I use the zest and juice of 2 oranges

3 garlic cloves, peeled and minced - I use 6 cloves

¼ cup light brown sugar - I use 1/3 cup

¼ cup rice vinegar (do not use seasoned rice vinegar)

¼ cup soy sauce

1 tablespoon fish sauce

FOR THE BEEF:

1 large egg white

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1 pinch kosher salt

1 boneless rib-eye steak, approximately 1 to 1 1/2 pounds, cut into 1-inch pieces

¼ cup neutral oil – I use Avocado Oil

6 scallions, white and green parts cut into inch long pieces and separated

2 to 4 dried red chiles, or to taste – I use 4-6 chiles

1. Make the sauce: Heat oil in a small sauce pan set over medium-high heat. When it begins to shimmer, add ginger, jalapeño and orange zest and stir to combine. Sauté mixture until ingredients soften, approximately 2 to 3 minutes, then add garlic and continue cooking until it softens, approximately 1 to 2 minutes longer.

2. Add orange juice, brown sugar, rice vinegar, soy sauce and fish sauce to pan and stir to combine. Allow mixture to come to a boil, then lower the heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until it thickens and reduces by half, approximately 10 to 15 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, prepare the meat: Combine egg white, cornstarch and salt in a bowl. Add steak, tossing to coat the meat with the batter.

4. In a large skillet or wok set over high heat, heat oil until it shimmers and is about to smoke. Add beef to the pan or wok in a single layer and cook without stirring until the bottoms of the pieces are crisp and golden, approximately 60 to 90 seconds. Add white pieces of scallion and chiles to the pan, then turn the beef pieces over and cook the other sides, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes more for medium-rare. Transfer to a platter.

5. Pour orange sauce into the hot pan or wok, let it boil and stir it as it thickens. Add meat and white scallions and stir to coat with the sauce. Return meat and sauce to the platter and scatter green scallions over the top.