CRISPY Ginger Beef 脆皮生薑牛 CiCi Li -Asian Home Cooking Recipes

Today I bring you Crispy Ginger Beef. It’s a must-have dish when ordering westernized Chinese dishes in Calgary Alberta Canada. But my version is going to be better than any of those takeout restaurants.
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[@GerblerM]

It absolutely BLEW my mind when I moved away from Calgary and came to find that no one else does ginger beef. I always thought it was a staple of chinese take-out and turns out I was just wrong lol

[@CiCiLi]

I was introduced to ginger beef by a Canadian. 😊👍

[@Geiman]

Not just that but I haven't been able to find any restaurants outside of Calgary that do it as well as when I ate at the restaurants there.

[@RavenUntamed]

We have it in Prince Albert sask, that’s where I had it first. Since moved away but craving it!

[@timeisner5099]

It's all over western Canada but eastern Canada hasn't clued in yet. I always tell my friends here in Ontario that not finding ginger beef in a Chinese food restaurant feels like to going to a Mexican place that has never heard of Tacos!

[@picklethepepper]

Canada has its own version of Chinese food. I was disappointed when I moved to the USA. The fried rice has no flavour in comparison to the Canadian version. Lots of oyster sauce and five spice compared to American that just used soy sauce. The Chinese in Canada have been good to us.

[@nighthawk0077]

Wow finally you put the pieces together. I grew up in Calgary and always loved this dish. Then I moved to Toronto where it is very hard to find a proper crispy ginger beef. Some restaurants have not even heard of it or try to serve you something else entirely. Thank you will attempt this soon, but might add some dried chillies.

[@tubamonkey1]

Same problem in Montreal. I grew up in Winnipeg where ginger beef is prominent

[@elizabethlee8271]

Cuz ginger beef is not a Chinese dish. It’s hard to find it in a big city with lots of Chinese residents.

[@calebmiks3110]

@@elizabethlee8271 Vancouver has more Chinese residents per capita than perhaps any single city outside of China and it’s a super common dish to find there. Montréal and Toronto just have lousy westernized Chinese restaurants

[@elizabethlee8271]

@@calebmiks3110 l lived in Vancouver for 6 years, but I’ve never seen this dish in Richmond.

[@AC-gw4qu]

In the GTA there's a restaurant chain called Szechuan Szechuan that makes a reasonable version of this dish.

[@neurowhiz876]

I grew up in calgary! I have been trying to find this for years!

[@CiCiLi]

Now you can make this at home! Merry Christmas! 🎄

[@fastwalker128]

Thanks. One of the better if not the best versions of ginger beef. Also thanks for the Calgary reference. Nobody believes me when I mention it was invented in Calgary.

[@onemojoman]

I add a tablespoon of powdered ginger to the corn starch.... really brings that ginger flavour through nicely.

[@CiCiLi]

Great idea ☺️👍

[@peterstang]

Delightfully colourful and easy to cook, a very attractive recipe for the whole family.Thank you.

[@buddyboy4x44]

Just made this for my wife. It was a completely new dish to me. I substituted malt vinegar for the rice vinegar, and orange juice for the rice wine. It was delicious, all I had hoped for. Thanks for sharing.

[@CiCiLi]

Good job on all the substitutions! You and your wife are lucky to have each other. 😄👍

[@jamesslaviero8969]

Fantastic! This recipe definitely hit the spot. Well done!

[@CiCiLi]

Glad that you like it! 😊

[@avalonmystic]

I cooked this tonight, and was concerned about the cornstarch coming off in the oil, which it did, so with the second batch I didn't stir it around like in the video - that helped out, so I put the first batch back in and left it alone until it was crispy and cooked - all was great. I also substituted the rice vinegar with apple cider vinegar and omitted the wine - delicious, thank you for the recipe.

[@crimsonviper6650]

Add half a beaten egg to the beef and then the flour to coat the beef first. Then add the beef to a plate with cornstarch and make sure each beef strip is coated well. Then you can deep fry and the coating won't come off.

[@AllDayShorts247]

Dragon lotus in Peachland BC makes very good ginger beef! Old Yans Kitchen (90s) in Salmon Arm BC made amazing ginger beef!! Dragon Lotus is closest to Yans that I’ve tasted!

[@CiCiLi]

I'll have to try them when I visit next time! Thanks for the internal information! 😁🥢

[@ktiemz]

Thanks for this video! My dad's birthday is tomorrow and he requested this dish for dinner! Cheers from Vancouver, BC!

[@CiCiLi]

Happy birthday to you dad! I hope you and your family will have an awesome time! 😊🎂🙏

[@danangwishnu4797]

This recipe brought me back long years ago when I was in Calgary during 1993-1994. I can't find ginger beef menu in any other counties. l was so lucky have had tried this menu, so delicious...☺️👍👍

[@CiCiLi]

I'm glad that you found this video. I hope that you'll enjoy this recipe! Food brings back precious memories. Happy Friday! :)

[@Mrsugarbaby007]

Girl you rock! Everything is clean .. you do this professionally and it looks that tasty that I'm gonna try it today 😍😍😍😍

[@georgesoros8]

I am from Calgary too! Anyways I have watched your program on NTDTV and follow you on instagram. Nice videos and you are such a cutie!

[@growyourownlegallyincanada6212]

Silver dragon in Banff was my favourite ginger beef when I lived there. With house special fried rice.

[@CiCiLi]

😋👍👍

[@rgarlinyc]

Had this once while on a visit to Sydney, Australia - was truly delicious! I'm sure your version will be the best of all - will try this soon! Thanks CiCi and Happy New Year to you!

[@Diane-S-Raven]

Thank you for sharing my Comment CiCi. Your recipe is Super easy and better than any take out!

[@sunnyminhas30]

What a relaxing video!

[@CiCiLi]

sunnyminhas30 Thank you! 😁

[@Tescoffee]

That looks so good! Thank you for sharing.

[@mprrx]

I tried your recipe last night, yes, Good! Good! Good! My husband was very happy! Just fried alone and to deep in your sauce recipe, or to serve cold excellent dish. I love it.

[@CiCiLi]

It's so great to hear that you and your family enjoyed this recipe! ☺️👍

[@ericdewald9068]

So good thanks

[@Nnnazcanadiandiaries3534]

Yummy delicious tempting....I will definitely try Greetings Canada 🇨🇦 😊

[@relaxwithme3266]

amazing! Thank you so much for sharing. I had no idea this started in Calgary. I will try this tonight with my family. One question: Do you always use flank steak or do you sometimes use other cuts of beef? I ask as sometimes it's hard to find flank. Cheers!

[@CiCiLi]

Thank you! Yes, you could replace it with any type of steak. Enjoy! ☺️

[@donnastovall8340]

Looks so yummy

[@williamrathwell766]

Thanks for the history on my favorite dish.

[@CiCiLi]

Our pleasure! :)

[@amandagurru2136]

I'm going to try this with shrimp today ! I loved how the beef came out but want to experiment with 🍤 wish me luck ! This is one of my favorite home dishes 😍

[@CiCiLi]

Happy cooking and eating! I’m sure it will be tasty as well. 😊👍✨

[@thomasozon5909]

Other recipes make a batter with eggs, water and cornstarch, but here the beef is just coated in corn starch. Which is preferable/will get a crispier beef while keeping the beef tender?

[@jtostros]

Thanks for the video! I'm going to have to try this one soon!

[@yagzdemirbas8183]

Hello CiCi, in where i live it's close to impossible to find rice vinegar would you recommend a substitute ingredient for it? Perhaps any other type of vinegar?

[@CiCiLi]

Yes, you can substitute with any local vinegars. ☺️

[@MrQuagmire26]

Hmm interesting. On the streets in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's Jalan Alor, the Chinese stalls had a dish called Ginger onion scallion beef/chicken. They would usually make a sauce from juice of grated ginger, oyster sauce, chicken stock powder and MSG. They would stir fry proteins, onions and scallions and finish it off in a delicious, gingery umami sauce. It sort of reminds of a less oily version of this dish.

[@menoford7349]

The best ginger beef I’ve had is from chongqing Szechuan restaurant in Vancouver. No one’s versions have held up to theirs. I will try yours but I’m skeptic. But thanks for sharing.

[@Spudst3r]

I can confirm this, the Vancouver Chongqing's restaurant ginger beef is so damn good and I can't figure out how they do it. They make it quite spicy.

[@halifax5309]

Looks absolutely amazing... I follow a similar method however the way you have cut your veg is absolutely phenomenal kindly do a video on how you cut the veg so beautifully thank You

[@Tinkering902]

It's just julienned, dummy.

[@vparker1543]

As a Calgarian, this looks LEGIT.

[@CiCiLi]

Glad that you approved! 😊👍

[@Whitetail5x5hockey11]

Hey I’m from Calgary too! Small world 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@CiCiLi]

☺️👍 Hi!

[@salmanhashemi]

happy cny!

[@CiCiLi]

☺️🙏🧧

[@tienchi8165]

LOOKS YUMMY

[@ChefJahba]

Looking good, I gota try it

[@sandravalani359]

Excellent Presentation YounG One!👍ThankS deeply for sharinG your Yummylicious receipe for all oF Humanity to enJoY!✌😍🙏😇🌹🌞🌹☕🍵☕

[@CiCiLi]

Thanks a lot for your lovely comment! Happy cooking! ☺️🙏

[@sandravalani359]

@@CiCiLi 😃EatinG taSty ChiNeSe FooD iS like gettinG a HuG from GoD!✌😍🙏😇

[@albertarightsmedia4853]

Hey what do you think about adding beat egg whites to the sauce. I have been doing that for years , but it looks really good with out as you have shown. Love your Channel and food. God bless

[@CiCiLi]

Thank you for sharing your recipe with me! Have fun cooking! 😊🙏

[@Sushihunter250]

I had Ginger Beef in a Calgary restaurant back in 1983. It was fantastic! As I live in the Vancouver area, I have been searching for a place that does this dish justice. Found a few that are close, but haven't found one as good as the Calgary experience. You dish looks good and I will try to make it soon. One comment - I remember it as being much dryer that what you show here, about half the amount of sauce so that the beef remains crispy.

[@CiCiLi]

Thank you for sharing your ginger beef experience with me! ☺️

[@menoford7349]

Try the ginger beef from Chongquing Schezuan restaurant in Vancouver. It does not disappoint.

[@yoursunshineagents]

Thank you, now I know why I can't find it in any American Chinese restaurants. I can't wait to make it.

[@CiCiLi]

You are very welcome! Happy cooking and eating! ☺️

[@marylouSunderland]

I just cooked it. Thanks..

[@shoddyproductions9793]

It's good, damn good

[@opwave79]

That looks yummy! Now I can't decide if I want to make this or beef chow fun, lol!

[@bumpercrop4182]

Thank you x 100

[@CiCiLi]

You are so welcome ☺️

[@agoerdin3102]

happy new year CiCi

[@winnie8666]

Could the rice vinegar be substituted for white vinegar? It's the only one I have on hand.

[@CiCiLi]

Absolutely! White vinegar will do just fine. 😊👍

[@KyleSand]

Good recipe, needed a bit of salt and I added some broccoli into the mix. Double fried the beef in peanut oil for that extra crispy juicy bites.

[@CiCiLi]

Sounds delicious 👍😊

[@freddyku230]

Hello! Like all your videos. Can we use Japanese beef (a lot of fat)? Will it taste bad?

[@CiCiLi]

Absolutely! It will be really tasty!

[@freddyku230]

@@CiCiLi Thanks! It will be easier for my 3 years old daughter to chew. I was just worried it will be too oily. Hope to see your new dishes soon.

[@farzanajaveri7204]

Awesome plz make Singaporean rice also

[@garyl5128]

I just made this and omg it's good :OP

[@hiya9697]

This is definitely on my to-do list! Altho I may ask Yaya for his help since he's the family cook. CiCi I am very excited for Chinese New Year 2018 can you suggest a dish that I can prepare take to NY Eve family dinner that is traditional but not too difficult? Thank you so much and hello from Vancouver Canada :)

[@CiCiLi]

Mel P, Hi there! I love it in Vancouver. There are lots of awesome Asian restaurants. For Chinese New Year, you could make a steamed fish dish. I may post this recipe before NYE on my channel. So please stay tuned! :)

[@hiya9697]

Yes indeed there are so many great Asian restaurants! I will wait patiently love, thank you so much for responding, I will keep my eyes open for the video xo

[@ThatOneGirlxo]

Isn’t rice wine and rice vinegar the same thing? I can only find the vinegar

[@CiCiLi]

Rice vinegar and rice wine are both made from fermented rice, but they are different products. Rice vinegar is a type of cooking vinegar, whereas rice wine is a type of cooking wine.

[@primus108]

I believe the first restaurant which featured Ginger Beef in Calgary was the Yum Yum Tree on 14th ave. SW.(I might be wrong, I don't live in Calgary) I had ginger beef several times at that restaurant. It felt about as authentic as it gets, as in we were the only non-east-Asians in the place, and a large part of the menu was unavailable to us because it was only listed in Chinese writing. What the waiter said when I asked him about those items, was, "If you can read it, you can order it". LOL

[@tedsmart5539]

It was also served at the Ham Kan Szechuan House in disco era 1977/78 Calgary

[@Khaliji.Studios]

what can I substitute the rice wine with? I am a Muslim.

[@CiCiLi]

You can opt it out 😊

[@ellmatic]

Does anyone have any recommendations for dishes to serve along with this one? I'm definitely going to make this tomorrow! Love your channel, Cici!

[@donnacabot3550]

Zhōu yǔ Qiáo As a chef u can use rice, make ur own fried mixed veg and noodles. I worked for an oriental chef. He showed me how to make it. If u have an oriental part of town they have wonderful food products u can do at home. Just follow good recipes as this young lady shows. Cheers.

[@JohnWatsonPuppetChannel]

Nice job. Have a great New Year 2018

[@stevekitella4781]

I marinade the meat in soy sauce, honey and water for two or three days first.

[@MrLivingsworth]

How many does this serve

[@CiCiLi]

At least 2 people. ☺️

[@MrLivingsworth]

@@CiCiLi thanks for your reply . I just made it for my family. They loved it.

[@khankk9428]

Hi Ci Ci ...please check the name it ment to be "crispy" right ? I not sure , it will be funny . Happy New Year .

[@CiCiLi]

Khank kyaw, thank you! It was a typo. :)

[@khankk9428]

Cool 👍

[@apachukhu6010]

👍👍💕💕

[@CiCiLi]

Thanks! Cheers to yummy good eats 👩🏻‍🍳✨

[@robertmcnearny9222]

There is no ginger???

[@CiCiLi]

I used minced ginger. :)

[@robertmcnearny9222]

@@CiCiLi I see it. Thanks.

[@yacket]

smell o vision please...please be invented soon.

[@sota2343]

More garlic than ginger? That's garlic beef

[@basilbickford5906]

Maybe it’s backwards more ginger than garlic?

[@donnacabot3550]

Ordered from ginger beef express on Macleod Trail. Overly priced, small amounts and bland. Very disappointing. Golden Gate is better. Unfortunately they r closed on Tuesdays now. Never will buy from ginger beef express again. For 120$ it was a serious let down.