Beef chilly garlic

Ingredients: 

For the marinade: 

Beef - 1lb

Garlic - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Red chilly powder - 1 tsp

Brown sugar - 1 tsp

Vinegar - 2 tsp

White flour - 1 tsp

For the Red Sauce:

Garlic - 1 clove minced (medium size)

Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

Brown sugar - 1 tsp

Vinegar - 4 tsp

Soya sauce - 2 tsp

Chopped green chillies - 1 (optional)

Salt to taste

Method:

1. Clean, wash and cut the beef into strips. Drain with paper towels and set aside.

2. Mix together all the ingredients of the first marinade except the flour and rub the beef pieces with it nicely. Set aside for 1/2 an hour.

3. Just before frying dust the marinated beef pieces with flour and deep fry them in oil till crisp. Drain on paper towels. Do not fry all of them together but in small batches so that they don't stick to one another.

4. Serve them hot with steamed rice or noodles and enjoy them crisp. They are good as a snack too. 

For the beef with the glazed red sauce:

1. Heat 1 tsp of vegetable oil. Combine all the sauce ingredients with 1 tbs of ketchup and 1 tsp of hot chilli sauce (optional) and add to the sauce pan.

2. Dissolve 1 tsp of cornstarch in 1 tbs of water and add it to the red sauce to glaze it. Simmer till the sauce thickens a bit. If it becomes too thick add another tablespoon of water.

3. Toss in the fried beef.

4. Garnish with chopped spring onions and serve hot with rice or noodles. You may also add thinly sliced red and green peppers to it.