Description
Savor the delightful flavors of this 30-Minute Mongolian Beef recipe, featuring tender strips of beef glazed in a sweet and savory sauce. Enhanced with fresh green onions and served over fluffy rice, this dish is perfect for busy weeknights or impressing guests. In just half an hour, you can create a flavorful meal that brings everyone to the table.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb beef flank steak, thinly sliced against the grain
- 4 green onions, chopped (white and green parts)
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/3 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 2 tsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tsp water
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil for cooking
Instructions
- Prepare the beef by slicing flank steak thinly against the grain and patting dry.
- Mix the marinade in a bowl with soy sauce, brown sugar, and minced garlic until sugar dissolves. Add cornstarch mixture to thicken.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat with vegetable oil until shimmering.
- Sear beef in batches for about 1-2 minutes per side until browned; remove from skillet.
- In the same skillet, pour in the marinade and simmer for about 3-4 minutes until slightly thickened.
- Return seared beef to skillet, add green onions, and cook for another minute.
- Serve over steamed rice or noodles.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Stir-frying
- Cuisine: Chinese-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (250g)
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 680mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 41g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 24g
- Cholesterol: 70mg