Crispy Orange Beef
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This crispy orange beef recipe is so delicious that you’ll throw out your take-out menu and make this all the time instead! The orange beef is so flavorful that everyone will beg for seconds.
We love our take-out favorites but I like to make restaurant recipes at home more often because I can easily control the ingredients. Right now, this crispy orange beef recipe is one of our absolute favorite copycat restaurant recipes!
One thing we always try to do is make sure our meals have plenty of vegetables even if we are making a copycat restaurant recipes. I am totally in love with riced veggies because they allow us to eat more vegetables and still enjoy some of our favorite recipes. I pair the riced broccoli with this orange beef.
Crispy Orange Beef Ingredients
- Beef – I use pre-cut stir fry beef but you can slice your own flank or skirt steak too.
- Soy Sauce
- Cornstarch
- Salt and Pepper
- Peanut or Canola Oil
- Orange
- Molasses
- Rice Vinegar
- Sesame Oil
- Fresh Garlic and Ginger
- Crushed Red Pepper – You can omit this if you don’t want the dish to be spicy.
How to Make Crispy Orange Beef
Start by prepping your beef by seasoning it and then tossing it with some of the soy sauce and cornstarch.
One of the key parts of making this crispy orange beef recipe is to freeze the beef for a short period of time before you cook it. Why should you freeze the beef before frying it? The freezer will dry out the surface moisture on the beef and help to get it crispier when cooking.
While the beef is is in the freezer, you can mix the ingredients for the sauce. Then, once the beef is ready, you can cook it in the hot oil before tossing it in the prepared sauce.
While you are cooking the beef, it is so easy to get the riced veggies or steamed rice ready. Just follow the instructions on the packaging for the side dish you choose.
More Better Than Take Out Recipes
If you love this crispy orange beef recipe, be sure to try these other great copycat restaurant recipes that would be perfect with riced veggies:
If you make this crispy orange beef recipe or any other recipe from the blog, I’d love to hear about your experience. Let me know in the comments or snap a photo and tag it #MySuburbanKitchen on Instagram or Twitter.
Crispy Orange Beef Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds stir fry beef
- 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 4 cups peanut or canola oil
Sauce
- 1 orange
- 2 Tablespoons soy sauce
- 3 Tablespoons molasses
- 1 Tablespoon rice vinegar
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 teaspoons grated ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
Instructions
- Combine beef strips and 1 Tbsp soy sauce in a large bowl. Toss to combine. Combine cornstarch with salt and pepper and then coat beef strips evenly.1 1/2 pounds stir fry beef, 1 Tablespoon soy sauce, 1/4 cup cornstarch, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- Place wire race inside of baking sheet. Put coated beef strips on the wire rack and place in freezer for 30 minutes.
- While beef is in the freezer, combine zest from orange, 1/2 cup orange juice, 2 Tbsp soy sauce, molasses, rice vinegar, sesame oil, garlic, ginger, and crush red pepper in a medium bowl. Whisk to combine. Set aside.1 orange, 2 Tablespoons soy sauce, 3 Tablespoons molasses, 1 Tablespoon rice vinegar, 2 teaspoons sesame oil, 3 cloves garlic, 2 teaspoons grated ginger, 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- Heat oil in heavy bottom pot over medium high heat. Once hot (approximately 375 degrees), add 1/3 of beef strips. Cook for 3-5 minutes or until golden brown and crispy. Remove and place on paper towels. Working in batches, repeat with remaining beef strips.4 cups peanut or canola oil
- Add sauce to large skillet and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and serve over cooked beef.
I love orange beef!
I love the orange added, what an amazing flavor combination!
This is the best recipe I have found for Orange Beef!
This beef was amazing!!!
Just like take-out but I knew what was in it.
My whole family ate it…including one fussy 6 year old!
I wish Green Giant made products here in Australia as those riced veggies look perfect!!!
I’m always trying to add more vegetables to our meals, I’m loving all the riced veggie varieties. Thanks for sharing.