Thin strips of beef, battered and fried until they shatter, then tossed with julienned ginger, garlic and a sweet-tangy chilli sauce. Crispy ginger beef is the Prairie Chinese-food classic, and one of the most recommended dishes at Szechuan Kitchen.
Ginger beef lives or dies on texture. We cut the beef into fine strips, coat them in a light batter and fry them hot and fast so the outside crisps before the inside dries out. The sauce goes in at the very last second in the wok — enough to glaze every strip, never enough to make them soggy.
The flavour is the familiar Prairie balance: sweet, a little sour, warm with fresh ginger and finished with slivers of chilli and green onion. Saskatoon families have been sharing this plate for decades, and it is often the first thing new guests order when they walk into our Broadway Avenue dining room.
Every Chinese restaurant on the Prairies makes ginger beef. These are the details that keep Saskatoon guests coming back to ours.
Eat in at 835 Broadway Ave, call (306) 664-8668, or order online for pickup and delivery across Broadway, Nutana, Varsity View, Buena Vista, Haultain, City Park, Riversdale and the University of Saskatchewan area.
Sunday to Thursday, 11:00 am to 9:00 pm. Friday and Saturday, 11:00 am to 10:00 pm.
Repeat takeout customer
“I have ordered from Szechuan Kitchen many times and the food is consistently delicious. Generous portions and fair prices make it my go-to spot for Chinese takeout in Saskatoon.”
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Casual dinner in Saskatoon
“Nice casual place with good food. Prices are excellent for Saskatoon.”
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Visiting Saskatoon
“The Southeast Asian style food here is good and affordable. Recommended for a casual meal or takeout.”
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It is mild to medium. There is warmth from fresh ginger and a little chilli, but it is sweet and tangy rather than hot. Ask us to add more chilli if you like it spicier.
Serve it as soon as it arrives, and leave the lid slightly open on the drive home so steam can escape. If you are reheating leftovers, a few minutes in a hot oven or air fryer brings the crunch back far better than a microwave.
Special fried rice or Shanghai noodles balance the sweet, tangy sauce. A bowl of wonton soup and an order of egg rolls rounds it out into a family meal.
Yes. Order online for delivery through Broadway, Nutana, Varsity View, Buena Vista, Haultain, Queen Elizabeth, City Park, Riversdale and downtown Saskatoon, or pick it up at 835 Broadway Ave.
