📋 Calgary Ginger Beef Recipe
This Ginger Beef recipe is a copycat of Calgary's famous ginger beef from the Ginger Beef Restaurant. Deep-fried crispy ginger beef, in a delicious savory, sweet and spicy sauce is the best way to enjoy ginger beef at home!
Servings 8 servings
Calories 393kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Beef:
- 2 pounds flank steak or sirloin, approximately sliced thinly against the grain
Batter
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup water
- 1 cup corn starch
- 2-3 cups oil for deep frying
Vegetables
- 1 large carrot finely julienned
- ½ green bell pepper finely sliced
- 2 tablespoon cooking oil * I use olive oil
- 2 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
Sauce
- ⅓ cup soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons red Chinese vinegar (red rice vinegar)
- 2 tablespoons Chinese cooking wine or dry sherry
- ½ cup water
- ⅓ cup white granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon crushed chilies (red chile flakes)
- ¼ cup plum sauce *add more for additional sweetness
Garnish
- sesame seeds
- green onions (optional)
Instructions
- Slice beef (against the grain- see VIDEO in notes for instructions on how to do this) into thin strips
Batter
- Combine all batter ingredients and coat beef in batter.
- Add oil to a deep frying pan and heat on medium. *NOTE: I prefer to use a deep fryer for safety, but for some reason, I couldn't get it to work with this recipe! Even when I sprayed the basket with Pam, the pieces still stuck.
- Deep-fry coated beef, about 6 pieces at a time, until crispy, about seven to ten minutes.
- Remove meat with a slotted spoon. Set meat aside on paper towel to drain. Repeat with remaining meat, frying in small batches of 6-8 pieces (depending on the size of your frying pan.)
Sauce
- Add sauce ingredients (except plum sauce) in a bowl and whisk together. Set aside
Vegetables
- Julienne carrots and thinly slice green peppers.
- In a wok, over medium - low heat, stir fry garlic, carrots, green pepper, sesame seeds and ginger in oil for about 3 minutes.
- Add sauce. Bring to boil for 1 to 2 minutes and cook until reduced for 5- 7 minutes on medium heat. Add plum sauce, whisk and cook for 1 additional minute.
Assembly
- Add beef to sauce; stir to coat with sauce.
Garnish
- Sprinkle with additional sesame seeds and serve over white or basmati rice. Add additional plum sauce for extra sweetness, if desired.
- Garnish with green onions (optional)
Notes
*Please see post contents for important recipe information and tips!
Nutrition
Calories: 393kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 109mg | Sodium: 676mg | Potassium: 495mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1365IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 2mg
