Air Fryer Crispy Honey and Ginger Beef

by Hayley Dean
Star 3.5
    10m prep time
    18m total time
    Easy level
    8 ingredients

I aways enjoy the challenge of recreating my favourite takeaway dishes in the air fryer, but making them a little bit healthier whenever I can. By coating the beef strips in cornflour and air frying them, you get a gorgeous crispiness to the meat without any deep frying. I serve my version of this Chinese classic with sticky rice, but you could easily up the veg by heating through a stir-fry mix.

Method

Based on 2 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Slice the steak into finger-width strips.

Step 2

Combine the garlic paste with 1 tablespoon of the ginger paste and 2 tablespoons of the soy sauce (if cooking for 2) in a medium bowl. Add the steak strips to the bowl and toss to coat them in the mixture.

Step 3

Put the cornflour into a shallow bowl. Piece by piece, add the steak to the bowl and coat in the cornflour.

Step 4

Preheat the air fryer to 180°C.

Step 5

Spritz the base of the air fryer with oil, add the coated steak and spring onions, then cook at 180°C for 7 minutes, tossing part-way through the cooking time.

Step 6

While the beef is cooking, combine the honey with the remaining soy sauce and ginger paste.

Step 7

Transfer the beef to a heatproof dish and coat everything with the honey-ginger sauce. Return the dish to the air fryer for a final 1 minute.

Step 8

Serve the beef straight-up or on top of some microwaved sticky rice, with all the yummy cooking juices.
  • Ingredients
  • Based on 2 servings
  • 6 Spring Onions, chopped into 4cm lengths 1 x Sainsbury's Spring Onions Bunch 100g
  • 1tbsp Honey 1 x Sainsbury's Runny Honey 340g
  • 2tbsp Ginger Paste 1 x KTC Minced Ginger Paste 210g
  • 400g Sirloin Steaks, about 200g per person 2 x Sainsbury's British or Irish 21 Day Matured Sirloin Steak 225g
  • 1tsp Garlic Paste 1 x KTC Minced Garlic Paste 210g
  • 3tbsp Soy Sauce 1 x Sainsbury's Light Soy Sauce 150ml
  • 3tbsp Cornflour 1 x Sainsbury's Cornflour 500g
  • 220g Microwaveable Sticky Rice, to serve 1 x Bens Original Sticky Rice Microwave Rice 220g
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