Mongolian Beef Stir Fry

Mongolian Beef is a delicious beef stir fry recipe served with lots of onions and a tasty sauce. This flavorful dish is popular in Chinese restaurants, and also actually very easy to make at home – here’s my Mongolian Beef Stir Fry recipe!

📝 Ingredients

• 1 lb flank steak, cut in to strips or thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 2 tbsp honey or brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 2 tbsp cooking oil, separated
• 1/2 onion, sliced
• 4 cloves of garlic, minced or roughly chopped
• 2 stalks of green onions, cut in to 2 inch length
• 2 tbsp soy paste (aka thick soy sauce)*
• Dried red peppers, optional

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1In a bowl, add beef with soy sauce,...: In a bowl, add beef with soy sauce, cornstarch, honey (or sugar) and ground ginger together. Combine well and set aside to marinade for 30 minutes or up to overnight in the refrigerator.
2. 2Heat cooking oil in a wok or cooking...: Heat cooking oil in a wok or cooking pan, and add the marinated beef along with the sauce in to pan and stir fry for about 2 minutes or until mostly browned, and then remove from heat.
3. 3Add sliced onions, garlic, and dried red peppers...: Add sliced onions, garlic, and dried red peppers in to pan to the pan, and stir fry for about 2 minutes or until the onions start turning translucent.
4. 4Add the beef back to pan and stir...: Add the beef back to pan and stir fry for about 1 more minute, then add the green onions, and stir fry until everything is cooked thoroughly.
5. 5Add thick soy sauce and mix well, then...: Add thick soy sauce and mix well, then remove from heat and serve!