quick mongolian beef

An easy, quick, and delicious Mongolian beef recipe that you will want to make over and over again!

Easy Mongolian Beef Recipe

vegetable oil

garlic (minced)

tbsp ginger (minced)

brown sugar

soy sauce

water

lb. beef

corn starch

onion

green onion

Mince the garlic and ginger and cook it in a saucepan filled with vegetable oil. Cook it over medium-high heat for 1 minute.

Add the brown sugar, soy sauce, and water. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.

Make the sauce

Thinly slice the beef into small pieces.

Coat the beef in the corn starch.

Slice and coat the beef

Heat 1/3 cup vegetable oil in a wok and cook the beef in 2 batches. Once cooked, remove the beef and set aside.

Cook beef in batches

In the same wok, cook 1 clove minced garlic over medium heat for 1 minute. Then add the sliced yellow onion and cook until translucent.

Stir-fry garlic and onion

Add the beef back into the wok and pour in the sauce. Cook for another 5 minutes.

Add the sliced green onion to the wok and stir for about 2-3 minutes. Serve warm over hot rice.

Simmer veggies, beef, and sauce

Easy Mongolian beef is a rich and flavorful dish and is on the table in 20 minutes. Your favorite takeout made at home. Can also be made in the air fryer.

Easy Mongolian Beef

lb flank steak (thinly sliced against the grain)

cornstarch

canola oil

green onions

garlic

1- inch ginger (chopped)

hoisin sauce

Salt

Cover the flank steak with cornstarch, making sure each piece is covered. Set aside.

Heat the canola oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once the oil is hot, add the flank steak to the frying pan in a single layer, making sure that the pieces are not touching. Cook on 1-2 minutes per side until each side is browned. Cook in batches until all the flank steak is cooked. Set aside.

Add sliced yellow onion, whites of green onions, garlic, and ginger to the skillet and stir fry for about 3 minutes, until the onions are slightly softened but still have a little crunch. Add soy sauce, water, hoisin sauce, and brown sugar and stir. Add steak back to the pan along with the green parts of the onions. Remove from heat and serve.

This Mongolian Beef can also be made in an Air Fryer. If Air Frying, coat the flank steak in corn starch and place in a preheated air fryer of 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook for 15 minutes, shaking the basket halfway. Prepare the sauce on the stove with the onion, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, water, hoisin sauce, and brown sugar.

After multiple tests, we preferred the stovetop version but wanted to share the Air Fryer version for anyone wanting to exclude the frying component of this recipe.

Air fryer Instructions:

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