Mongolian Beef
Yield: 2 Servings
Adapted from Sue & Gambo
Add a glop of steamed rice, maybe some pot stickers or an egg roll and enjoy.
Beef:
- ½lb sliced beef tenderloin
Marinade:
- 1pinch salt
- 1tsp sesame seed oil
- 1pinch white pepper
- ½egg white
- 1-3TBS corn starch
Sauce
- 1TBS oyster sauce
- hot pepper sauce to taste
- 1TBS hoisin sauce
- 1TBS vinegar
- 1TBS Shaoxing rice wine (or dry sherry)
- 1TBS sugar
Slurry
- 1TBS corn starch
- 2TBS water
Stir-Fry
- 1tsp ginger
- 1tsp garlic
- 1cup white onions, julienned
- 1cup green onion, chopped 2-inch pieces
- 1tsp dark soy sauce
- 1cup water
Marinate the beef:
In a bowl add sliced beef, salt, sesame seed oil, white pepper, egg white, 1½ TBS of corn starch, 1 TBS oil, and mix together well. Marinate for 5 to 15 minutes.
Premix the sauce:
To a small bowl, add oyster sauce, hot pepper sauce, hoisin sauce, vinegar, Shaoxing wine, and sugar. Mix well, set aside.
Make a slurry:
Whisk together 1 TBS of corn starch and 2 TBS of water in a bowl.
Stir-fry the beef:
Add 2 TBS of oil and the beef to your wok. Cook on high heat until the beef is done to medium. Set the beef aside to drain oil.
Stir-fry the vegetables:
In a wok add 2 TBS of oil, minced ginger, minced garlic, white onions, and stir-fry for several seconds.
Next add the beef, green onions, dark soy sauce and a cup of water or stock, bring to a boil.
Add the premix sauce and mix. To thicken the sauce, slowly add slurry to your stir-fry and return to boil. Add additional until it’s the desired thickness.
Serve.