I've read up on a fair few recipes for Chinese crispy beef, but they all call for a beef steak to be sliced up, such as topside, rump, sirloin. But I cannot find any info or recipes on substituting slicing a steak with using minced beef instead.
I presume this is because minced beef is much smaller and won't be "bite-sized", but I've had similar very small sized crispy beef in a Chinese restaurant before and it was fine.
So would it work out ok using packet bought minced beef covered in cornflour and fried?
Or would something not work, such as the beef wouldn't go crispy etc?
Best Answer
What kind of frying does the recipe call for? Stir-fry? Deep-fry? Anyway, your best bet when trying to make something crispy is to dip it in tempura and then deep fry it, but stir-frying on a high heat will probably give good results as well. Substituting sliced-steak for minced meat will change the texture, but you can try to avoid disintegration by combining egg and breadcrumbs (or flour, if breadcrumbs are not available) into the meat mixture, which will make it more sturdy.