# Mongolian Beef

This is my dad’s restaurant style Mongolian beef recipe.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- grater
- wok
- wooden spoon
- strainer
- bowl
- plate
- chopsticks

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@stephvnietea/video/7324865404797504811?lang=en
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/bb30e069-b392-4f79-8a4d-4e5a453f014f
- Extracted: 2025-03-08

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