Mongolian Beef

One of our favorite places to eat is PF Chang's and Pei Wei and we can hardly go there and not order their Mongolian Beef. While this isn't exact, it sure is close and we really enjoyed it. We served it with rice and a mix of steamed veggies. Thanks to Your Homebased Mom, I try so many recipes from her (as you will see as this blog archive grows) and have yet to be disappointed.

Mongolian Beef
Recipe from YourHomebasedMom

1 lb top round steak or flank steak, cut thinly on the cross grain

1/4 C cornstarch

3 tsp vegetable oil

1/2 tsp grated fresh ginger or minced ginger

1 Tbsp minced garlic

1/2 C water

1/2 C soy sauce 

1/2 C brown sugar

2 Tbsp rice wine vinegar

3 green onions, sliced into 2-3″ pieces

oil for frying

Dry off meat with a paper towel and slice into 1/4″ thick slices against the grain.  Add to a bowl with the cornstarch and coat thoroughly.

Add 1 1/2 tsp oil to a wok or large frying pan over medium heat.  Add the garlic and ginger, stir until fragrant.  Add soy sauce, water, rice vinegar and brown sugar.  Cook for about 2 minutes and remove from pan.

Add remaining 1 1/2 tsp oil to pan over high heat.  Add the meat and cook until brown on all sides and slightly crispy.  Pour sauce back into pan over meat.  Add green onions, stir and remove from heat.  Serve with rice.  Enjoy!