Easy Mongolian Beef (30-min. Recipe)
Mongolian Beef. Crispy and delicious beef smothered in a sweet, savoury sauce with a very mild kick (that can be omitted if desired)! A wonderful main that pairs well with steamed rice and greens.
Ingredients
- 330 grams flank steak or sub with sirloin steak or skirt steak
- 7 tablespoon cornstarch or sub with potato starch or tapioca starch
- 5-6 small slices ginger with or without skin on
- 4 teaspoon garlic minced
- 1 red chili pepper sliced (optional)
- 1 stalk green onion finely chopped
- ½ cup avocado oil or any neutral tasting oil
Beef marinade:
- 1 teaspoon regular soy sauce not light or dark soy sauce
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
Sauce:
- 4 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoon regular soy sauce not light or dark soy sauce!
- 2 tablespoon brown sugar light or dark brown sugar will work
- 2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch or sub with potato starch or tapioca starch
- ½ cup water
Optional garnish:
- ½ teaspoon Sesame seeds toasted
Instructions
- Thinly slice beef against the grain into 0.75 cm thick pieces and 2 inches in length. Do not slice any thinner.
- Marinate beef strips with Marinade ingredients and set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine Sauce ingredients.
- On a large plate or in a large bowl, add cornstarch and generously dredge beef slices into starch until well coated. Transfer coated pieces onto a large plate. Repeat this process until all your beef is coated.
- In a large skillet on medium heat, add and heat oil. Check if oil is hot by inserting a wooden chopstick and look for bubbles.
- Once oil is hot, fry beef in a single layer in batches 1 minute on each side until slightly crispy. Important: Immediately spread beef apart to prevent sticking. Fry in 2-3 batches to prevent overcrowding.
- Remove cooked beef from oil and set aside on a large plate or baking tray lined with paper towels to absorb excess oil. Discard excess oil leaving 1 teaspoon in the pan.
- Over low heat, sauté ginger, garlic, red chili for 10 seconds.
- Pour in sauce to reduce and thicken.
- Once thick, add beef and mix to coat evenly. Garnish with green onions.
- Remove off heat. Optionally garnish with sesame seeds. Enjoy!
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Suggested Equipment & Products
Large Non-Stick Pan
Measuring Set
Cutting Board
Santoku Knife
Nutrition
Calories: 541kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 101mg | Sodium: 1862mg | Potassium: 809mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 278IU | Vitamin C: 36mg | Calcium: 87mg | Iron: 4mg