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Mongolian Beef is a delicious dish with crispy fried steak strips cooked simmered in a brown sugar and soy sauce mixture served over noodles or rice and garnished with sesame seeds and green onions.

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Mongolian Beef is a quick and easy dish perfect for weeknight dinners.

This flavourful dish is seasoned with soy sauce, garlic, ginger and red pepper flakes.

This Mongolian Beef recipe takes about thirty minutes from start to finish and serves four people.

Printable Recipe Card with a Full List of Ingredients and Instructions is Located at the Bottom of the Post.

Be sure to read through the entire post so that you don’t miss out on any important tips and tricks!

To make this dish, I started by slicing some thin steak into one inch pieces.

Then I dumped some cornstarch, garlic powder and salt into a mixing bowl.

I stirred the ingredients together well.

I added the steak pieces to the bowl and tossed them until they were well coated in the mixture.

Then I transferred the steak pieces to a plate and set it aside.

I poured some beef broth, brown sugar, soy sauce, cornstarch, minced garlic, ground ginger, and red pepper flakes into a mixing bowl.

I mixed the ingredients well and then set the bowl aside.

I added some vegetable oil to a large pan over medium heat.

Once the oil was hot, I added the steak pieces to the pan.

I cooked the steak pieces until they were browned on all sides.

I drained the oil from the pan and reduced the heat to medium-low.

I added some minced garlic to the pan and cooked it for one minute.

I added the prepared sauce mixture to the pan and stirred.

I let the sauce simmer until it had thickened and the steak pieces were cooked through.

Then the Mongolian beef was ready to serve.

I spooned it over cooked noodles and garnished it with sesame seeds and chopped green onions.

This beef is also delicious served over rice.

This sweet and savoury beef dish is sure to be a family favourite.

If you are looking for an easy weeknight beef dinner, then you need to try this Mongolian Beef!

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PRINTABLE VERSION OF THE RECIPE CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE

Ingredients You’ll Need to Make This Mongolian Beef:

• ½ pound thinly sliced steak, sliced into 1-inch pieces (I used ¼-inch thick sirloin tip)
• ¼ cup vegetable oil for frying
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• ⅓ cup cornstarch
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt

Sauce

• 1 cup beef broth
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup low sodium soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
• ⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes

Garnish

• sesame seeds
• chopped green onions

How to Make Mongolian Beef:

1. In a medium bowl or plastic bag, mix together cornstarch, garlic powder, and salt.
2. Add the sliced steak and coat in the mixture.
3. Remove and place on a separate plate, shaking off excess coating.
4. In a medium bowl, add beef broth, brown sugar, soy sauce, cornstarch, 1 teaspoon minced garlic, ground ginger, and red pepper flakes.
5. Mix until well combined and set aside.
6. Add vegetable oil to a large pan and heat over medium heat.
7. Add steak and cook until browned on all sides (does not need to be fully cooked through).
8. Drain the oil, then turn heat to medium-low.
9. Add 1 teaspoon minced garlic and cook for 1 minute.
10. Stir in the previously prepared sauce and let simmer for a few minutes until the steak is cooked through and the sauce becomes thick.
11. Serve hot over rice or linguini noodles and garnish with sesame seeds and green onion, if desired.
12. Enjoy!

FAQS:

How should I store the Mongolian beef?

• Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 2-3 days. 

What kind of steak should I use?

• Sirloin tip works great with this recipe, but flank steak is also a great option because they’re both tender. Be sure it is sliced very thin (about ¼-inch thick) in order to cook correctly with this recipe.

What are alterations that I can make?

• Add a few tablespoons of hoisin sauce to create a slightly different flavor.
• Add more or less red pepper flakes to get the level of heat you like; as is it’s pretty mild with only ⅛ teaspoon.
• Add some cooked, Asian veggies to the dish.

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