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Mongolian Beef
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15 minPrep🔥
10 minCook🍽️
3Serves📊
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Ingredients
- 500g flank or sirloin steak, thinly sliced
- 3 tbsp cornflour
- Oil for frying
- For sauce: 4 tbsp soy sauce, 3 tbsp brown sugar, 1/2 cup water, 3 garlic cloves, 1 thumb ginger grated, 1 tsp sesame oil
- 5 spring onions, in 5cm lengths
- Sesame seeds
Instructions
- Toss the beef in cornflour to coat well.
- Fry in hot oil in batches until golden and crispy at the edges, 2 minutes; drain.
- Mix the sauce ingredients.
- In a clean pan, simmer the sauce until thickened, 3 minutes.
- Add the beef and spring onions; toss until glossy.
- Finish with sesame seeds.
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Tara’s tips
- Slice the beef against the grain for tenderness.
- Cornflour gives the signature crispy coating.
Serving suggestions
- Serve over rice.
Storage & reheating
Keeps 2 days.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.
Frequently asked questions
Less sweet?
Reduce sugar to 2 tbsp for a saltier balance.
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