Recipe Details

Mongolian Beef

My favorite Asian dish. Smoky, garlicy, gingery, slightly sweet, tender beef deliciousness. The sauce in this dish is so good for a lot of Chinese food items (like Chicken and String Beans) so the quantity is a lot so save a cup for later.

  • Rating :

  • Prep Time : 30 Mins

  • Cook Time : 10 Mins

  • Ready In : 40 Mins

  • Category : Dinner

  • Tags : Mongolian, Beef, Asian, Dinner

Planning:

Ingredients

  • - 1 lb of steak sliced thin (1/8”) against the grain (I like flat Iron Steak) (Tip: Easier to slice thin when still a little bit frozen)

  • - 1 tablespoon reduced sodium soy sauce

  • - 1/4 cup cornstarch

  • - 1 pkg green onions, trimmed, white slice thin (1/8”), green 2” pieces


Sauce

  • - 1/2 cup reduced sodium soy sauce

  • - 1/2 cup water

  • - 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed or white sugar

  • - 1/4 cup Thai Sweet Chili Sauce g

  • - 2 TBS mirin/sweet Japanese rice wine or dry sherry

  • - 1 TBS hoisin sauce

  • - 2 TSP cornstarch

  • - 1-2 TSP Sriracha or Gochujang

  • - 1 TSP Sesame Oil

  • - 1 TSBP Minced Garlic

  • - 1 TSBP Minced Ginger


  • - 2 TBS Peanut for griddling (or you can use canola)


Preparation:

  • 1. Add beef to a large freezer bag along with 1 tablespoon soy sauce. Toss to evenly coat. Add ΒΌ cup cornstarch and toss to evenly coat. Let sit at room temperature 30-60 minutes. Then spread onto a flat sheet.

  • 2. Whisk the sauce ingredients together in a small bowl. I use a Pyrex 2 cup measuring cup.

Set your griddle to high heat (500F)


Performance

Coat griddle with 2 tbsp of peanut oil, spreading evenly, add seasoned steak and green onions. Flip steak and onions after 2 min. Add 1 Cup of sauce and watch carefully about 2-3 min until sauce thickens. Return to sheet tray.


Serve, enjoy!