MONGOLIAN BEEF AND VEGETABLES
This takeout favorite is typically laden with beef and coated with a sticky-sweet sauce. Our makeover makes crisp-tender snow peas, broccoli, and carrots the star, with seared flank steak as the supporting player. We also balanced the blend of brown sugar, soy sauce, and sesame oil in the sauce. We've kept our version family friendly by omitting the heat, but you can add a sliced red chile or a healthy pinch of crushed red pepper if you like. You can also change up the vegetables: Try snap peas, mushrooms, red bell pepper, or cauliflower florets.
Provided by Deb Wise
Time 35m
Yield Serves 4 (serving size: about 1 cup)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Place steak and cornstarch in a bowl; toss to coat. Combine sugar, 3 tablespoons water, and soy sauce in a bowl, stirring with a whisk until smooth.
- Heat a large skillet over high. Add 1 teaspoon canola oil and 1 teaspoon sesame oil; swirl to coat. Add steak to pan in a single layer; cook 5 minutes or until done, stirring occasionally. Remove steak from pan; keep warm.
- Reduce heat to medium-high. Add remaining 1 teaspoon canola oil and remaining 1 teaspoon sesame oil to pan. Add broccoli, onion, and carrot; cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add snow peas, garlic, and ginger; cook 1 minute. Add steak and soy sauce mixture to pan; bring to a boil, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 258, Carbohydrate 21 g, Cholesterol 53 mg, Fat 9.7 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 22 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 513 mg, Sugar 12 g
MONGOLIAN BEEF
This Mongolian Beef Recipe is a crispy homemade version that's less sweet and more flavorful than restaurant versions you're probably used to. It's one of our top recipes for a reason!
Provided by Bill
Categories Beef recipes
Time 1h25m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Combine the sliced beef with 1 teaspoon oil, 1 teaspoon soy sauce, and 1 tablespoon cornstarch. Marinate for 1 hour. The beef should still be quite moist after it has marinated. If it looks too dry, add a tablespoon of water to it.
- Next, dredge the marinated beef slices in the remaining 1/4 cup of cornstarch until lightly coated.
- In a small bowl, mix brown sugar and hot water (or low sodium chicken or beef stock) until the sugar is dissolved. Mix in 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce. If you don't have low sodium soy sauce, substitute 2 1/2 tablespoons regular soy sauce and 1 1/2 tablespoons water. The saltiness of various soy sauce brands varies, so give the sauce a taste, and adjust the amounts of sugar/soy sauce/water/stock to your own taste.
- Heat 1/3 cup vegetable oil in the wok over high heat. Just before the oil starts to smoke, spread the flank steak pieces evenly in the wok, and sear for 1 minute (depending upon the heat of your wok). Turn over and let the other side sear for another 30 seconds. Remove to a sheet pan. Tilt it slightly to let the oil drain to one side (lean it on a cookbook or cutting board). The beef should be seared with a crusty coating.
- Drain the oil from the wok, leaving 1 tablespoon behind, and turn the heat to medium-high. Add the ginger and dried chili peppers, if using. After about 15 seconds, add the garlic. Stir for another 10 seconds and add the premixed sauce.
- Let the sauce simmer for about 2 minutes and slowly stir in the cornstarch slurry mixture. Cook until the sauce has thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon.
- Add the beef and scallions and toss everything together for another 30 seconds. There should be almost no liquid, as the sauce should be clinging to the beef. If you still have sauce, increase the heat slightly and stir until thickened. Plate and serve with steamed rice!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 375 kcal, Carbohydrate 17 g, Protein 18 g, Fat 27 g, SaturatedFat 19 g, Cholesterol 45 mg, Sodium 810 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 9 g, ServingSize 1 serving
LIGHTER MONGOLIAN BEEF
I love Mongolian Beef, but I wanted to lighten it up a little by using Splenda brown sugar blend in place of the brown sugar, cooking spray in lieu of oil and tossing in a little broccoli for good measure. This recipe calls for flank steak, but I've also used thin cuts of sirloin with great success. Serve over brown rice.
Provided by Jennifer78
Categories Steak
Time 25m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a small heat proof bowl combine water, soy sauce, brown sugar and red pepper flakes. In another bowl toss cornstarch with steak and let it sit for 10 minutes or so.
- Heat half of canola oil in a wok over medium heat. (I just used a big frying pan and real olive oil cooking spray.) Add ginger and garlic and saute for about 30 seconds and then pour in soy mixture. Bring to a boil and allow to cook 2-3 minutes. Pour back into bowl.
- Add the rest of the oil to the empty wok/skillet or spray with cooking more spray and brown the beef over medium-high heat. Once the meat is browned pour the sauce back into the wok/skillet with the beef. Continue to cook until the sauce is thickened to your liking. If it gets too thick, add more water. Add green onions and broccoli right before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 326.9, Fat 13, SaturatedFat 4.2, Cholesterol 77.1, Sodium 1136.1, Carbohydrate 25, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 6.3, Protein 26.9
MONGOLIAN BEEF
This recipe is so easy to make and you would think you were eating at a chinese restraunt! I love to serve it with steamed white rice or rice noodles.
Provided by Barrett
Categories Meat
Time 25m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Combine beef, egg white, salt and 1 teaspoon cornstarch.
- Mix well with hand.
- Heat oil and fry beef for 30 seconds, drain.
- Reheat 2 tablespoons of oil to 375 degrees in wok or large fry pan.
- Stir-fry bamboo shoots, green onions, carrots and garlic for 1 minute.
- Combine sherry, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, chicken stock, sugar, remaining 1 teaspoon cornstarch, garlic and chili paste to taste in bowl.
- Add to vegetables.
- Add sesame seeds, and bring to a boil.
- Add beef.
- Stir-fry quickly until heated through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 938.1, Fat 81.5, SaturatedFat 17.3, Cholesterol 111.5, Sodium 1051.6, Carbohydrate 13.1, Fiber 2.4, Sugar 5.6, Protein 35.7
MONGOLIAN BEEF
This is another American-born Chinese dish that is part of our wok vocabulary. I will always firmly believe that dishes, like Mongolian beef and California roll, that were born in the States are authentic dishes. The secret to tender meat in the wok is the marinade. You will see this in many of my recipes. Baking soda tenderizes the meat, cornstarch and water create a slurry that brings in the baking soda and oil pre-lubricates the meat and keeps us from using too much oil in the wok.
Provided by Jet Tila
Categories main-dish
Time 2h25m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- For the beef: Slice the flank steak across the grain into 3/4-inch (19 millimeters)-thick slices on an angle to make planks then cut the planks into 3/4-inch (19 millimeters) cubes. Combine the cornstarch, baking soda and salt with 2 tablespoons of water in a small bowl and set aside. Place the steak in a shallow bowl and add the water, vegetable, and cornstarch mixture. Massage all the ingredients into the meat. Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 12 hours.
- For the sauce: Combine the oyster sauce, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, cornstarch, vinegar, garlic and half the ginger in a small bowl and set aside.
- For the stir-fry: Heat the oil to medium-high in a wok or medium saute pan. Stir in the beef and cook to medium-rare, stirring constantly, about 3 minutes. Drain off excess oil. Add the garlic and remaining ginger and saute 20 to 30 seconds. Stir in the bell peppers and onions and let them cook until the edges of the onion and bell peppers begin to brown, about 2 minutes. Add the scallion whites, dried chilies and sauce, stir constantly and let it cook for about 2 minutes, until the sauce thickens.
- Transfer to a platter and garnish with the scallion greens.
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