Mongolian Beef with Zucchini
The most popular Chinese restaurant take out dish in Australia and the United States. The dish is traditionally prepared using beef slices stir-fried with spring onion (scallions), ginger and garlic, in a savoury and pungent brown sauce.
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 8 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 kg beef rump steak (trimmed and thinly sliced against the grain)
- 3 garlic cloves (peeled and finely minced)
- 5 cm ginger (peeled and finely grated)
- 2 medium zucchini (halved and sliced into 1 cm thickness crosswise)
- 3 spring onions (shallots, sliced into 4cm lengthwise (white and green parts))
- 2 tbsp medium dry sherry
- Steamed rice to serve
- 1/3 cup blackstrap molasses
- 1/4 cup coconut aminos (also called coconut amino sauce)
- 1/4 cup medium dry sherry
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp potato starch (mixed with 1/2 cup water)
- 2 tsp potato starch
- 1/4 tsp ground white pepper
- 2 tbsp medium dry sherry
Instructions
- 1
Combine the beef pieces with the marinade in a large bowl and mix well.
- 2
Prepare and mix the sauce ingredients except the potato starch mixture in a separate bowl. Set aside.
- 3
Heat up a non-stick wok with 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, pan-fry the beef on medium heat for 2 minutes on each side or until browned. Remove beef and set aside. Clean wok with kitchen paper towel.
- 4
Add another 4 tablespoons of oil to the non-stick wok, then add garlic and ginger, stir-fry until lightly golden on low heat.
- 5
Add all the zucchini and medium dry sherry and stir-fry for 1 minute on high heat.
- 6
Return the beef to the non-stick wok and stir-fry for another 2 minutes on high heat.
- 7
Then add the sauce mixture prepared in step 3 and stir-fry for 2 minutes on high heat. Then add the potato starch mixture and bring to a boil. Continue to stir-fry until the sauce thickens and the dish is heated through.
- 8
Lastly, add in the spring onion (scallions), briefly stir and mix well and turn off the heat.
- 9
Serve immediately with rice.