Air fryer crispy chilli beef

• Prep Time  15 mins

• Cook Time  15 mins

• Total Time 30 mins

Ingredients

• 250g thin-cut minute steak, thinly sliced into strips
• 2 tbsp cornflour
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil, plus a drizzle
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• thumb-sized piece of ginger, peeled and cut into matchsticks
• 1 red chilli, thinly sliced
• 1 red pepper, cut into chunks
• 4 spring onions, sliced, green and white parts separated
• 4 tbsp rice wine vinegar or white wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
• 2 tbsp tomato ketchup

For the marinade

• ½ tsp Chinese five-spice powder
• 2 tsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tsp caster sugar

Instructions

1. STEP 1
   First, combine the marinade ingredients in a bowl. Add the steak strips and toss to coat. Leave in the fridge for up to 24 hrs if you can, or carry on to step 2.
2. STEP 2
   Sprinkle the cornflour over the steak and mix until each piece is coated in a floury paste. Pull the strips apart and arrange over a plate. Drizzle each piece of steak with a little oil. Heat the air fryer to 220C if it has a preheat setting.
3. STEP 3 Carefully put the beef on the cooking rack in the air fryer, cook for 6 mins, then turn and cook for another 4-6 mins until crispy.