Spicy Mongolian Beef (PF Chang style)
Spicy Mongolian beef is so easy to make! This recipe is similar to the famous PF Chang's. Tender pieces of beef coated in a sweet and salty sauce.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp minced ginger
- 1/2 tbsp red pepper chili flakes optional
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 4 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 pounds flank steak or London broil
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 green onions cut on diagonal into 2-inch pieces
- 1 cup vegetable oil to fry steak strips
- 1 cup cornstarch to coat steak strips
Instructions
Instructions
- Make the sauce. Heat 4 tablespoons vegetable oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add ginger and garlic and stir for 30 seconds.
- Add soy sauce, water, and brown sugar. Bring to a boil and simmer until thickened some, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Slice flank steak against the grain into 1/4-inch slices with the knife held at a 45 degree angle. Some of the really long pieces I cut in half to make them more bite-sized.
- Toss flank steak with cornstarch and let sit 10 to 15 minutes.
- Heat 1 cup Vegetable oil in a large pan over medium-high heat.
- Add beef (I cooked it in 2 batches) and cook 2-3 minutes, until brown and crispy, flipping pieces over to cook both sides.
- Remove meat with a slotted spoon and discard cooking oil. Place meat back in pan along with sauce and cook over medium heat for 1 minute, stirring to coat meat.
- Add red pepper flakes and green onions and remove from heat.