This is The Best Crispy Orange Beef | 25 minutes dinner

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner, while pork can be less expensive.

cornstarch

🥗Healthier: arrowroot powder

💰Cheaper: potato starch

Arrowroot is a natural thickener, while potato starch is often cheaper.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Honey offers a natural sweetness, while agave can be less costly.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil provides healthy fats, while canola is budget-friendly.

Slice one red bell pepper and set aside.

Slice one large onion and half of a very large onion, then set aside.

Pour orange juice into a bowl to make the orange sauce.

Add soy sauce, rice vinegar, minced garlic, ginger, and zest from half an orange to the bowl.

Add sugar to the orange sauce mixture and set aside.

Slice the beef into strips and season with Adobo seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder, and black pepper, ensuring all beef is well coated.

Dust the seasoned beef with cornstarch.

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot.

Add the beef to the skillet and fry until crispy on both sides, about 6 minutes, then remove the beef and set aside.

Reduce heat to medium and add the sliced veggies to the skillet, cooking for 3 minutes.

Increase heat to high and add the orange sauce to the skillet with the veggies.

After one minute, add the crispy beef back into the skillet.

Thicken the sauce by adding a cornstarch slurry and continue cooking for one more minute.

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