Mongolian Beef Stir Fry

A white bowl containing stir fry beef slices with brown glossy sauce and vegetables.

4.87 from 30 votes

Easy Mongolian Beef Stir Fry recipe made with tender beef steak, spring onions, and delicious sweet and savoury sauce. This simple recipe guides you through velveting beef, preparing homemade Mongolian sauce, and stir-frying to perfection. Serve with plain rice or noodles.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Beef Marinate Time20

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Chinese, Chinese/American

Servings:

Calories: 252kcal

Author: Khin

Ingredients

Main Ingredients

250 g Rump/Sirloin steak About 8.8oz
3 cloves Garlic Cut thin slices or chopped
½ Onion Cut think slices
3-4 Spring Onion Cut 2" pieces
1 Chilli pepper Cut thin slices
2 tbsp Oil Vegetable or neutral flavour oil

Beef Marinade

1 tbsp Soy sauce Light soy or regular soy sauce
¼ tsp Baking soda
2 tsp Cornstarch or potato starch
1 tsp Sesame oil toasted sesame oil
½ tsp Ginger grated ginger or ginger paste

Stir Fry Sauce

2 tbsp Soy sauce light soy or all-purpose soy sauce
⅓ cup Chicken stock or water
2 tbsp Brown sugar
1 tbsp Rice vinegar
½ tsp Cornstarch or potato starch

Instructions

Cut the beef steak into thin slices. Mix well with the ingredients in the beef marinate list. Set aside and marinate for 20 mins.
In a small bowl combine stir fry sauce ingredients and whisk until sugar dissolved. Set it aside.
Cut garlic, onion, spring onions and chilli into thin slices.
Heat the pan into medium-high heat, drizzle 2 tablespoon of oil.
Add the marinated beef, flatten and spread the beef in the pan. Sear the beef for 2-3 minutes then flip and stir fry for another 1 minute. Remove from pan and set aside.
In the remaining pan, drizzle more oil if needed. Add the garlic and stir for a few seconds and follow with the onion.
Pour the sauce mix, let it boil for a few seconds, add the cooked beef in, stir well and cook for 1-2 mins until the sauce become thick.
Then add the spring onions and chilli slices, cook for another 1 min, combine well with the rest of the ingredients.
Serve with steamed rice or stir fry noodles.

Notes

For a spicier kick, add more fresh chillies or a dash of dried red pepper flakes.

Can I add more vegetables? Yes, you can add extra vegetables like bell peppers, carrots, baby corn, snow peas, or broccoli to add colour and texture.

If you prefer a thicker Mongolian sauce, increase the amount of cornstarch in the stir-fry sauce.
Chicken stock/broth - Instead of chicken broth or stock, use vegetable stock, beef stock, or water.

To make it gluten-free, replace the soy sauce with a gluten-free soy sauce or tamari as an alternative.

Instead of regular soy sauce or light soy sauce, you can use low-sodium soy sauce to your taste.

Instead of beef steak, you can also try this dish with chicken, lamb, or pork.

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