Mongolian Beef
This Mongolian Beef recipe combines the rich umami taste of soy sauce and oyster sauce with the subtle sweetness of brown sugar, creating a mouthwatering sauce that coats each beef piece perfectly and will leave you wanting more.
Ingredients
- 900 gr Beef (Chuck steak) Any type of tender beef will do.
- 1 Onion cut in large chunks
- 4 Scallions cut in large chunks
- 4 cloves Garlic minced
- 1 1/2 tbsp Oyster Sauce
- 4 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 2 tbsp Brown Sugar
- 8 tbsp Cornflour
- 1 tbsp Bone broth (optional)
Instructions
- Slice your steak thinly and against the grain for optimal tenderness.
- In a bowl, mix soy sauce, Oyster sauce, brown sugar, and bone broth (optional) until sugar dissolves.
- Season beef pieces with salt, pepper, a tiny bit of soy sauce, a bit of vegetable oil, and a splash of water. Mix well.
- Coat beef pieces with cornflour and let them sit in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
- In the meantime, cut onions and green onions into large chunks.Mince garlic finely.
- Once 15 minutes have passed, remove the beef from the fridge and add another thin coat of cornflour to the beef pieces.
- Heat up a pan, and shallow fry your beef pieces for 3 minutes. Don't overcrowd your pan and if needed, cook the beef in multiple batches.
- Remove the beef pieces from the pan and strain the oil.Leave just a bit of oil in the pan to cook your vegetables.Place the onions, green onions and minced garlic in the same pan over medium-high heat for 3 minutes. After that, incorporate the sauce mixture and stir for about 1 minute before introducing the green onions and beef pieces.
- Turn down the heat, and mix well so that the beef is fully coated with the sauce. Serve and enjoy!