Mongolian Beef Stir Fry

Easy Mongolian Beef Stir Fry recipe made with tender beef steak, spring onions, and delicious sweet and savoury sauce. This simple recipe guides you through velveting beef, preparing homemade Mongolian sauce, and stir-frying to perfection. Serve with plain rice or noodles.

📝 Ingredients

• 250 g Rump/Sirloin steak (About 8.8oz)
• 3 cloves Garlic (Cut thin slices or chopped)
• 1/2 Onion (Cut think slices)
• 3-4 Spring Onion (Cut 2" pieces)
• 1 Chilli pepper (Cut thin slices)
• 2 tbsp Oil (Vegetable or neutral flavour oil)
• 1 tbsp Soy sauce (Light soy or regular soy sauce)
• 1/4 tsp Baking soda
• 2 tsp Cornstarch or potato starch
• 1 tsp Sesame oil (toasted sesame oil)
• 1/2 tsp Ginger (grated ginger or ginger paste)
• 2 tbsp Soy sauce (light soy or all-purpose soy sauce)
• 1/3 cup Chicken stock (or water)
• 2 tbsp Brown sugar
• 1 tbsp Rice vinegar
• 1/2 tsp Cornstarch or potato starch

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Cut the beef steak into thin slices. Mix well with the ingredients in the beef marinate list. Set aside and marinate for 20 mins.
2. 2In a small bowl combine stir fry sauce ingredients and whisk until sugar dissolved. Set it aside.
3. 3Cut garlic, onion, spring onions and chilli into thin slices.
4. 4Heat the pan into medium-high heat, drizzle 2 tablespoon of oil.
5. 5Add the marinated beef, flatten and spread the beef in the pan. Sear the beef for 2-3 minutes then flip and stir fry for another 1 minute. Remove from pan and set aside.
6. 6In the remaining pan, drizzle more oil if needed. Add the garlic and stir for a few seconds and follow with the onion.
7. 7Pour the sauce mix, let it boil for a few seconds, add the cooked beef in, stir well and cook for 1-2 mins until the sauce become thick.
8. 8Then add the spring onions and chilli slices, cook for another 1 min, combine well with the rest of the ingredients.
9. 9Serve with steamed rice or stir fry noodles.