Delicious Mongolian Beef Recipe is made with juicy beef strips, sauteed bell peppers and onion all coated in a delicious savory sauce. It’s best served over hot steamed rice.
Ingredients
Mongolian Beef Ingredients
- 2 lb beef stew tips, flank steak, New York strip steak (extra fat trimmed), cut against the grain into thin strips
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1/2 cup neutral oil
- 4 stalks green onion, green part only, cut into 2 inch pieces
- 3 bell peppers, cut into strips
- 1 large onion cut into 1/4 rings
Mongolian Beef Sauce Ingredients
- 2 tsp ginger powder (or double the amount if using fresh grated ginger)
- 4-5 garlic cloves , minced
- 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp Sriracha sauce (add more or less for desired spiciness)
Instructions
How to make Mongolian Beef
1- In a ziplock bag combine the 1/2 cup cornstarch and 2 lb of cut into strips, close it and shake for the beef strips to be fully and evenly coated in cornstarch.
2- Preheat a large skillet over high heat, then add enough oil to coat the bottom of the skillet. Next, add 3 cut up bell peppers and quickly cook them for about 3-4 minutes, stirring often. As soon as the bell peppers are browned slightly, remove them to a separate bowl.
Do not overcook them, they should still have a bit of a bite to them.Lastly, tilt the skillet to the side and remove the bell peppers to a separate bowl, leaving the oil behind.
3- Add the onions to the skillet and sear for about 3-4 minutes, just trying to char up the sides. Add more oil if needed. Tilt the skillet and remove the onion to the bowl with peppers, leaving the oil behind.
4- Next, add the rest of the oil and add the beef strips, shaking off the excess of cornstarch and cook in a single layer in batches for about 1 minute per side. Transfer the cooked beef to a separate bowl. Do not overcrowd the pan. Beef needs to be seared, not cooked in its own juices. Keep adding the oil as needed after cooking each batch.
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Mongolian Beef Sauce
- Drain off the remaining oil from the skillet leaving the stuck on beef bits.Next add 1/2 cup of soy sauce, 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup brown sugar, 2 tsp of ginger powder and the 4 cloves of minced garlic to the pan and let it come to a boil, scraping off the bits off the bottom of the skillet.Boil for about 1-2 minutes to reduce the sauce. Then, add Sriracha sauce if desired.
Bring everything together
- Add the beef back into the sauce and stir to coat it in the sauce. Allow to come to a boil, which should thicken the sauce. Next add the bell peppers, cooked onion, and the green onion stalks and stir to heat through.