# Mongolian Beef

Mongolian beef is prepared by slicing the beef against the grain and velveting the meat.

- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 lbs flank steak thinly sliced against grain
- 2 tsp soy sauce
- 1 Tbs shaoxing
- 1 Tbs oil
- 1 Tbs water
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 Tbs cornstarch
- 0.25 C light brown sugar
- 0.75 C water
- 0.5 C low sodium soy sauce
- 2 Tbs dark soy sauce
- 0.5 small onion sliced thin
- 1 Tbs canola oil
- 3 Tbs minced garlic
- 2 Tbs minced ginger
- 3 4 whole dried chili
- 2 Tbs cornstarch mixed with cold water
- 3 4 scallions cut into

## Instructions

1. Slice the beef against the grain.
2. Marinate the beef with shaoxing, soy sauce, water, oil, baking soda and cornstarch for one hour.
3. Mix brown sugar, water, soy sauce and dark soy to prepare the sauce.
4. Lightly coat the marinated beef in cornstarch.
5. Fry beef on high heat until crispy about 1-2 minutes per side.
6. Sauté ginger, garlic, chilies and onions.
7. Add in the beef, the sauce that you made earlier, a cornstarch slurry.
8. Once the sauce has thicken, add in some green onions.

## Equipment

- knife
- bowl
- pan

## Tips

- Slice the beef against the grain.
- Velvet the meat.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJF5Httvs0P/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c5a79081-113d-4d71-95a2-7e43bc5ece69
- Extracted: 2025-06-02

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