Chinese•comfort
Mongolian Beef
Mongolian beef is one of the best Chinese recipes. This easy Mongolian beef recipe is better than Chinese takeout and PF Chang's. Homemade easy recipe that anyone can make at home!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 12 oz. beef tenderloin (thinly sliced)
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 inch ginger (peeled, thinly sliced)
- 2 stalks scallions (cut into 2-inch strips)
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon Chinese rice wine (or Shaoxing wine)
- 2 teaspoons oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon dark soy sauce
- 3 dashes ground white pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon sugar (or to taste)
- salt (to taste)
Instructions
- 1
Marinate the beef slices with the marinade ingredients for 30 minutes. Heat a wok with 1 tablespoon of cooking oil and stir-fry the marinated beef until it is half-cooked. Dish out and set aside.
- 2
Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil and stir-fry the garlic and ginger until aromatic. Add the beef back into the wok, followed by the Sauce.
- 3
Continue to stir-fry until the beef slices are almost done, then add the scallions. Stir briefly. Dish out and serve immediately with steamed rice.