Mongolian Beef

Name: Mongolian Beef
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 500 g beef sliced into ¼inch (0.5cm) pieces; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; ½ teaspoon or to taste salt; ¼ cup cornflour see notes; ¼ cup vegetable oil; 2-3 cloves garlic minced; 1 teaspoon ginger minced; 6-8 dried red chilies; 1-2 teaspoon red chili flakes; 2 spring onions green part cut into 1 inch (2.5cm) pieces; 3 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce; 3-4 tablespoon brown sugar; ½ cup chicken broth; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 1 tablespoon cornflour see notes; 2 tablespoon water

7 steps

Prep:20minCook:20min

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 19:25:10 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories567.3 kcal (28%)

Total Fat36.9 g (53%)

Carbs21.6 g (8%)

Sugars8.9 g (10%)

Protein37.8 g (76%)

Sodium1818.4 mg (91%)

Fiber3.2 g (11%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

500gbeef

sliced into 1/4inch, 0.5cm pieces

1 tablespoonsoy sauce

½ teaspoonsalt

or to taste

¼ cupcornflour

¼ cupvegetable oil

2cloves garlic

minced

1 teaspoonginger minced

6dried red chilies

1 teaspoonred chili flakes

2spring onions

green part cut into 1 inch, 2.5cm pieces

Mongolian Sauce

3 tablespoonsoy sauce

1 tablespoondark soy sauce

3 tablespoonbrown sugar

½ cupchicken broth

1 teaspoonsesame oil

Cornflour Slurry

1 tablespooncornflour

2 tablespoonwater

Instructions

Step 1

Add soy sauce and salt to the beef and leave for 10 minutes.

Step 2

Then coat with cornstarch and leave for an additional 15 minutes.

Step 3

Heat the oil in a wok or big pan. On high heat, add half of the beef and fry till the edges start to brown. Remove from the pan and keep aside. Repeat for the remaining beef.

Step 4

Leave around 2 tablespoon of oil in the same pan and add the ginger, garlic, dried red chilies and chili flakes. Saute for 2 minutes.

Step 5

Pour the sauce and bring to a simmer. Then gradually add the cornflour slurry while stirring continuously.

Step 6

When the sauce has thickened toss in the fried beef.

Step 7

Turn off heat and mix in the green onion. Sprinkle some extra red chili flakes, if desired and serve with rice.