Quick and Easy Mongolian Beef

If you have roughly 40 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Quick and Easy Mongolian Beef might be a super gluten free and dairy free recipe to try. For $3.17 per serving, you get a main course that serves 2. One serving contains 643 calories, 28g of protein, and 34g of fat. Head to the store and pick up scallions, dark brown sugar, flank steak, and a few other things to make it today. 755 people were impressed by this recipe. It is brought to you by Stephs Bite by Bite. Overall, this recipe earns a solid spoonacular score of 69%. Similar recipes include Quick Mongolian Beef Rice Bowls, Easy Mongolian Beef, and Quick & Easy Beef and Mushrooms.

Servings: 2

Preparation duration: 30 minutes

Cooking duration: 10 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1/4 cup cornstarch

1/3 cup dark brown sugar

1 [1-pound] flank steak

1 tablespoon garlic, minced

1 teaspoon ginger (I shaved mine on a microplane)

1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce

3 scallions, sliced into 1-inch pieces

4 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided

1/2 cup water

Equipment:

cutting board

frying pan

bowl

microwave

Cooking instruction summary:

Slice your steak in to 1/4 inch pieces going against the grain. Then toss the strips in the cornstarch, shaking off any excess. Lay out strips on your cutting board ad allow to sit for 15-20 minutes.In a medium pan, heat the vegetable oil over medium-low heat. Add in the ginger and garlic and cook for about 2 minutes until golden brown, make sure that they don't burn. Add the soy sauce and water, stirring to combine. Next add in the brown sugar and increase the heat to medium. Bring the sauce to a boil for 3 minutes. Pour the sauce in a bowl and set aside.In the same pan that you cooked the sauce, add the remaining 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Allow the oil to start to get hot and then add in the beef strips. Cook the beef for 2-3 minutes and then flip. The meat should have a good sear to it. Cook on the other side for another 2 minutes. Add in your reserved sauce and bring mixture up to a boil. Toss in the scallions and cook for 2 minutes. Serve the beef over some brown rice (I used the 90 second microwave rice) and enjoy!

 

Step by step:


1. Slice your steak in to 1/4 inch pieces going against the grain. Then toss the strips in the cornstarch, shaking off any excess. Lay out strips on your cutting board ad allow to sit for 15-20 minutes.In a medium pan, heat the vegetable oil over medium-low heat.

2. Add in the ginger and garlic and cook for about 2 minutes until golden brown, make sure that they don't burn.

3. Add the soy sauce and water, stirring to combine. Next add in the brown sugar and increase the heat to medium. Bring the sauce to a boil for 3 minutes.

4. Pour the sauce in a bowl and set aside.In the same pan that you cooked the sauce, add the remaining 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Allow the oil to start to get hot and then add in the beef strips. Cook the beef for 2-3 minutes and then flip. The meat should have a good sear to it. Cook on the other side for another 2 minutes.

5. Add in your reserved sauce and bring mixture up to a boil. Toss in the scallions and cook for 2 minutes.

6. Serve the beef over some brown rice (I used the 90 second microwave rice) and enjoy!


Nutrition Information:

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642k Calories
28g Protein
33g Total Fat
58g Carbs
11% Health Score
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Calories
642k
32%

Fat
33g
52%

  Saturated Fat
25g
157%

Carbohydrates
58g
20%

  Sugar
37g
41%

Cholesterol
67mg
23%

Sodium
2203mg
96%

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Protein
28g
56%

Selenium
35µg
51%

Vitamin B3
9mg
47%

Vitamin B6
0.87mg
43%

Vitamin K
45µg
43%

Phosphorus
315mg
32%

Zinc
4mg
31%

Manganese
0.41mg
21%

Iron
3mg
21%

Potassium
619mg
18%

Vitamin B12
1µg
17%

Magnesium
55mg
14%

Vitamin B2
0.23mg
14%

Copper
0.22mg
11%

Vitamin B5
1mg
10%

Vitamin E
1mg
10%

Folate
37µg
9%

Vitamin B1
0.13mg
9%

Calcium
87mg
9%

Vitamin C
4mg
6%

Fiber
1g
5%

Vitamin A
179IU
4%

covered percent of daily need
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