Mongolian Beef

20m
Serves 4
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Directions

  1. 1Cut the green onions into large chunks.
  2. 2Mince lots of garlic.
  3. 3Chop up lots of onions.
  4. 4Peel and grate some ginger.
  5. 5Slice the beef flank against the grain to get big pieces.
  6. 6Tenderize the beef with baking soda.
  7. 7Add in cornstarch, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and ShaoXing cooking wine.
  8. 8Add white pepper and mix everything up.
  9. 9Let it marinate for 15 minutes.
  10. 10Make the sauce with oyster sauce, dark soy sauce, regular soy sauce, sugar, chicken bouillon, white pepper, and sesame oil. Mix well.
  11. 11Heat your wok with a generous amount of oil.
  12. 12Add in the marinated beef and shallow fry until it gets a nice crust.
  13. 13Once it's about 90% cooked, strain the beef from the oil and set it aside.
  14. 14Add your ginger and garlic to the wok.
  15. 15Add dried chilies if you want it spicy.
  16. 16Add the onions and make sure the heat is on high.
  17. 17Add the beef.
  18. 18Add the sauce.
  19. 19Add the green onions.
  20. 20Serve it with rice.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb beef flank
  • 3 tbsp cornstarch
  • 0.25 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tbsp shao xing wine
  • 0.5 tbsp soy sauce
  • 0.5 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 0.25 tsp ground white pepper
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp chicken bouillon
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 0.33 cup cooking oil
  • 1 large onion
  • 4 green onion stalks
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 4 dried chilies
  • 1 steamed rice

Equipment

knifecutting boardgraterwokwooden spoonstrainerbowlplatechopsticks