🥩 Mongolian Beef

Crispy strips of beef in a soy, brown sugar, garlic and ginger sauce with green onions, over white rice. The Chinese-American restaurant favorite.
⏱️ 25 min🍽️ 2 servings👩🍳 Easy🔥 651 calories per serving💪 38 g protein per serving
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup (4 oz) long-grain white rice
- 10.5 oz (300 g) flank steak strips
- 2 1/2 tbsp (0.7 oz) cornstarch
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1-inch piece fresh ginger
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 4 (2 oz) green onions
- to taste salt
How to make it, step by step
- Cook the rice in salted water according to the package.
- Slice the beef thinly against the grain and toss with the cornstarch.
- Sear it in a skillet or wok with the oil over high heat for 3-4 minutes, in two batches. Set aside.
- Lower the heat and stir-fry the minced garlic and ginger for 30 seconds. Add the soy sauce, brown sugar and 4 tablespoons of water and simmer for 2 minutes until thickened.
- Return the beef, add the green onions cut into pieces, toss for 1 minute and serve over the rice.
Nutrition facts (per serving)
651
calories
38 g
protein
73 g
carbs
23 g
fat
Values are approximate.
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