The Easiest Homemade Mongolian Beef
Joshua Weissman•
Jun 9, 2021
Where does Mongolian Beef come from? Nobody really knows at this point really but its beautifully sauced, and crisped beef makes it an all-time take-out classic that we all love. Well, hold on to your hats, brother, we're about to take this to another level.
Ingredients (19)
Ingredients (19)
Rice
Mongolian Beef
Directions
Rice
Place into a rice cooker and add equal parts of water.
Cook until rice is fully cooked.
Beef
Slice the flank steak into ½” thick slices. Freeze for 15 - 20 minutes prior to help with cutting. Add slices to a medium bowl.
Season the wok with vegetable oil over medium-high heat, swirling occasionally, until the oil begins to smoke. Discard that oil and wipe it out with a paper towel.
Add another 3 - 4 tablespoons of oil and heat again over medium-high.
While the oil heats, toss the beef together with cornstarch, ground white pepper, and a pinch of salt.
Once the oil is hot, shake off the excess starch from the beef and shallow fry each piece of beef in batches for 2 - 3 minutes per side. Place to the side as they finish browning.
Leave the heat on medium-high and add in green onions that have been cut into 2” segments. Sear for 30 seconds, toss and sear again until caramelization forms.
Add in ginger, Fresno chiles and gochugaru. Stir fry for 45 seconds.
Add brown sugar, stir fry that in then add dark soy sauce, regular soy sauce, water, and a splash of rice vinegar. Let boil and reduce for 3 minutes.
Add in the beef, and toss and stir to coat thoroughly.
Turn off the heat and add in thai basil and finely chopped garlic. Stir to combine.
Broccoli
Break broccoli into separate florets onto a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil.
Coat with oil and roast 425℉ until browned and lightly crisped.
Assembly
Into a bowl, heavily add the steamed rice.
Top the rice with the cooked beef with extra sauce.
Top with thinly shaved green onions with a side of broccoli and serve.
