🥩 Mongolian Beef

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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

  1. Cook the rice in salted water according to the package.
  2. Slice the beef thinly against the grain and toss with the cornstarch.
  3. Sear it in a skillet or wok with the oil over high heat for 3-4 minutes, in two batches. Set aside.
  4. 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.
  5. 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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