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Easy Mongolian Beef - Better Than Takeout Recipe
Skip takeout! This easy Mongolian beef recipe with tender steak and sweet-savory sauce is ready in 20 minutes. Perfect over steamed rice!
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 25 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Stephanie Manley📖 copykat
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Stir frying the beef
2
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.
3
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.
cornstarch4 tablespoons
4
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.
wok oil (or vegetable oil)4 tablespoons
5
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.
minced ginger1 teaspoonminced garlic2 teaspoon
6
Mongolian Beef Sauce
7
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.
rice wine vinegar (or Mirin)1 teaspoon
8
Finishing the dish
9
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 Facts
calories
373 kcal
fat Content
17 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
28 g
sodium Content
1669 mg
protein Content
17 g
cholesterol Content
34 mg
carbohydrate Content
39 g
saturated Fat Content
12 g
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