Description
This Mongolian Beef recipe is super easy to make and uses simple, readily available ingredients! Whip this up in under 20 minutes and have the perfect mid-week dinner meal!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds (1 kg) beef tenderloin or beef chuck, cut into strips
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- Oil for deep frying
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped ginger
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup rice vinegar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 teaspoon hoisin sauce (optional)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch diluted in 3 teaspoons water
- 1 teaspoon red chili flakes (optional)
- 1/2 cup green onion, chopped into 1-inch pieces
Instructions
- Step: Toss the beef strips in cornstarch, ensuring they are coated evenly.
- Step: Deep fry the beef strips for 4-5 minutes, drain the oil, and set aside.
- Step: Heat oil in a saucepan on high heat, quickly add in the ginger and garlic, stir for 10 seconds, and then add the soy sauce, water, rice vinegar, and hoisin sauce, bringing the sauce to a quick boil.
- Step: Add in the brown sugar and cornstarch mixture, stirring thoroughly.
- Step: Add the beef strips and let cook for 2 minutes.
- Step: Add the green onions and cook for an additional minute.
- Step: Serve hot with rice.
Notes
To make this recipe spicy, add 1 to 2 teaspoons of red chili flakes. Marinating the beef beforehand is not necessary for this version. For a thicker and stickier sauce, add an additional teaspoon of cornstarch diluted in two teaspoons of water.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stir Frying
- Cuisine: Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 703 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 1286 mg
- Fat: 45 g
- Saturated Fat: 16 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 24 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 43 g
- Cholesterol: 143 mg