Super Easy Mongolian Beef

Name: Super Easy Mongolian Beef
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 2 Servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 200-250 g Beef *cut into thin bite-size pieces OR strips; Salt & White Pepper; 1-2 tablespoons Potato Starch OR Corn Starch for coating; 1/2 Onion *sliced; 1 Spring Onion *cut 3-4cm in length; 1 tablespoon Oil *plus extra; 1 small piece Ginger *finely chopped OR grated; 1 clove Garlic *finely chopped; 1/8 teaspoon Chilli Flakes *Today I used 1 small Dried Chilli, sliced; Toasted Sesame Seeds for topping; Cooked Rice to serve; 1 tablespoon Brown Sugar *firmly packed; 1 & 1/2 tablespoons Soy Sauce; 1/2 tablespoon Hoisin Sauce; 1 tablespoon Sake (Rice Wine); 2 tablespoons Water

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

For a long time I wondered why this dish is called ‘Mongolian Beef’. I recently discovered it has nothing to do with Mongolian cuisine. Anyway, it is popular in Melbourne where I live. When I tried to cook it at home, I looked for recipes and I didn’t like all of them, because they were complicated OR too much Soy Sauce is used. I am trying to reduce Salt intake. This is how I would cook. It is not too salty and it tastes good enough for me.

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

10 minutes

2 Servings

Beef
200-250 gBeef *cut into thin bite-size pieces OR strips
Salt & White Pepper
1-2 tablespoonsPotato Starch OR Corn Starch for coating
Other Ingredients
1/2Onion *sliced
1Spring Onion *cut 3-4cm in length
1 tablespoonOil *plus extra
1small piece Ginger *finely chopped OR grated
1 cloveGarlic *finely chopped
1/8 teaspoonChilli Flakes *Today I used 1 small Dried Chilli, sliced
Toasted Sesame Seeds for topping
Cooked Rice to serve
Sauce
1 tablespoonBrown Sugar *firmly packed
1& 1/2 tablespoons Soy Sauce
1/2 tablespoonHoisin Sauce
1 tablespoonSake (Rice Wine)
2 tablespoonsWater

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Steps

10 minutes

1

Cut Beef into thin bite-size pieces OR strips, and lightly season with Salt & White Pepper. Sprinkle with Potato Starch OR Corn Starch, coat well, and remove excess Starch.
2

Combine all the Sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Prepare all other ingredients.
3

Heat Oil in a frying pan over medium heat, cook Beef pieces until nicely browned, then transfer to a plate. *Note: You might need to cook them in two batches.
4

Add extra Oil to the pan, add Ginger, Garlic and Chilli, stir until aromatic, add Onion and white parts of Spring Onion, stir for a few minutes, then add green parts of Spring Onion and the cooked Beef, and toss and stir.
5

Add the Sauce and stir. When the Sauce thickens, it is done. Sprinkle with some Toasted Sesame Seeds, and enjoy with freshly cooked Rice.