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Mongolian Beef
You can make delicious Mongolian Beef at home with this easy copycat recipe. Don't order take-out when you can make it at home.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 373 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
Stir Fry Beef
- 8 ounces flank steak or filet
- 4 tablespoons cornstarch
- 4 tablespoons wok oil or vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- 2 teaspoon minced garlic
Mongolian Sauce Ingredients
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar or Mirin
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Stir Fry Add Ins
- 10 ounces white button mushrooms washed and sliced
- 1/4 cup green onion bottoms (white only)
- 1/4 cup green onion tops green only
Instructions
Stir frying the beef
- Slice beef very thin, approximately 1/4 to 3/8 inches thick. Place the slices between sheets of plastic wrap and use a meat tenderizer to gently pound meat into uniform pieces. If you are using flank or skirt steak, cut the meat diagonally, it will help make the meat more tender.
- Place cornstarch in a bowl and dip the steak pieces into cornstarch and shake off excess cornstarch. Allow the cornstarch dipped pieces of meat to rest for 5 to 10 minutes so the coating sticks to the meat. While the meat is resting you can continue to prep the remaining ingredients.
- In a wok, heat wok oil (vegetable oil is ok to use). Place the beef slices in a single layer in the pan. Saute beef until just done, and the outside begins to crisp. Remove the meat from the pan. You may need to do this a few pieces at a time.
- Once all of the meat has been cooked and removed from the pan, add minced ginger and garlic. Saute ginger and garlic for approximately 60 seconds, the remaining oil should become very fragrant.
Cup of Yum
Mongolian Beef Sauce
- In a small bowl combine soy sauce, water, red pepper flakes, brown sugar, and rice wine vinegar. Stir well. Add the sauce to the pan and cook it until the sauce thickens. Return the meat to the pan. Add sliced button mushrooms to the pan.
Finishing the dish
- Cook for another 60 seconds or so and add chopped green onion white portions only and add half of the green portions. When serving the Mongolian beef add remaining green onion slices to the dish.
Nutrition Information
Calories
373kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
39g
(13%)
Protein
17g
(34%)
Fat
17g
(26%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Cholesterol
34mg
(11%)
Sodium
1669mg
(70%)
Potassium
551mg
(16%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
28g
(56%)
Vitamin A
200IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
4.3mg
(5%)
Calcium
52mg
(5%)
Iron
2.3mg
(13%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 373
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 373kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 39g | 13% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Cholesterol | 34mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 1669mg | 70% |
| Potassium | 551mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 28g | 56% |
| Vitamin A | 200IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 4.3mg | 5% |
| Calcium | 52mg | 5% |
| Iron | 2.3mg | 13% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.