Mongolian Beef
User Reviews
4.5
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
4 servings
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Asian
Mongolian Beef
Description
The beef is sliced into strips and coated with cornstarch and a mixture of soy and hoisin sauce to create a light crust during frying. After marinating, the strips are fried quickly in bubbling vegetable oil, then drained. A sauce prepared by briefly cooking ginger and garlic in vegetable oil with soy sauce, water, and brown sugar is boiled until just thickened. The beef is returned to the pan and cooked with the sauce and sliced green onions for added aromatics. The dish combines a tender interior with a slightly crisp exterior and a shiny sweet-savory glaze. Adding shredded carrots before the simmer step enhances texture and color. This recipe pairs well with steamed rice to absorb the flavorful sauce.
Ingredients
- 2 tsp vegetable oil
- 3/4 tsp ginger could easily swap out 1/4 tsp of ground ginger instead, grated fresh
- 1 Tbsp garlic minced
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- approximately 1 cup vegetable oil ,for frying your steak
- 2 green onions sliced
- 1 lb flank steak
- 1/4 cup corn starch
- 2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp hoisin sauce but I enjoyed the extra flavor, optional, last two ingredients
Instructions
- Slice your steak into strips, pat dry, place into ziploc bag. Add cornstarch, 2 Tbsp soy sauce and 2 Tbsp hoisin sauce to the bag, seal tightly, and smoosh around until the meat is coated. Let rest for 10 minutes.
- Heat 2 tsp. vegetable oil in small saucepan over medium low heat. Add ginger, and garlic, cook for 20 seconds, then add 1/2 cup soy sauce and 1/2 cup water.
- Dissolve brown sugar into sauce and bring to a boil. Boil gently for 2-3 minutes until it starts to thicken. Set aside to keep warm.
- Heat 1 cup of vegetable oil over medium heat. Add beef and saute for 30 seconds - 1 minute per side. It doesn't matter if the beef isn't finished cooking yet, it'll continue to cook in the remaining steps.
- Remove beef to drain on a paper towel. Drain oil from pan.
- Place pan back on medium heat and slide your beef back in. Cook for 1 minute.
- Add your sauce to the pan, cook for 1 minute. Add green onions, cook for 20 seconds.
- Remove beef and onions to serving platter and reserve sauce in a bowl for drizzling over the meat.
Notes
- In step 6, adding 1/2 to 1 cup of shredded carrots can provide extra texture and color.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.5
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