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easy mongolian beef recipe

Easy Mongolian Beef Recipe

You'll love the rice noodle that soaks up the flavorful sauce
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings: 2
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb filet mignon-slices into pieces of 2" long by 1/2" rectangles
  • 1/2 cup chopped white onion
  • 3 green onions- cut on a bias, 1/2 inch
  • 2 cups cooking oil
  • 2 tsp cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup white mushrooms-quartered
  • 1 1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 2 1/2 tsp light soy sauce
  • 1 tsp hoisin sauce
  • 1 tsp red cooking wine
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1/3 package dried Chinese thin rice noodles
  • 3 tbsp water
  • 1 tsp oyster sauce
  • 1/4 cup sesame seeds

Equipment

  • 1 Wok
  • 1 cooky sheet
  • 1 spatula
  • 1 ladle
  • 1 slotted strainer
  • 2 paper towels
  • 1 French cook knife
  • 1 cutting board
  • 2 mixing bowls

Method
 

  1. Marinate the filet for 15 minutes in a mixture of 1 tbsps of oil, cornstarch, dark soy sauce, 2 tsp light soy sauce, sugar, salt, and pepper
  2. Heat the 2 cups of oil until hot. Test by dropping in a rice noodle. It's ready when the noodle instantly puffs up. Add the noodles in small batches, flip them over, and press down as soon as they puff up, You want all pieces to puff up, or they will be hard and won't soak up the sauce. Remove to drain on a paper towel on a cookie sheet
  3. Remove all but 2 tablespoons of oil, and add the white onions, half of the green onions, and the mushrooms. Stir fry until the onions are translucent and the mushrooms have released moisture.
  4. Add the marinated filet and stir until everything is coated. Let the beef cook, and then gently turn the beef over.
  5. Make a thickening sauce of 3 tablespoons of water, 1 teaspoon of oyster sauce,1 teaspoon of cornstarch, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of light soy sauce, and a teaspoon of dark soy sauce,
  6. Stir into the center of the wok and let it thicken, then stir with the beef and vegetables.
  7. Put the rice noodles on a platter and spoon the beef mixture over the top of the noodles
  8. Sprinkle the dish with the remaining green onions and sesame seeds.
  9. Serve and enjoy.

Notes

Note:
The following ingredients are available through Amazon:
  • Dark soy sauce
  • Hoisin Sauce
  • Chinese dried thin rice noodles 
  • Oyster Sauce