Mongolian Beef (PF Chang's Copycat)
This is a tender and delicious beef stir fry recipe that it’s inspired by the flavors used in PF Chang's Mongolian Beef. It’s sticky, sweet, and savory. If you love Chinese takeout, then you should definitely make this copycat recipe at least once.
Servings: 6
Calories: 236kcal
Ingredients
- 2 New York strip steaks 1” thick
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp coarse black pepper
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 3 green onion stalks
Marinade
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 tsp ginger powder
- 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
Mongolian sauce
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 inch ginger root grated
- 1/4 cup Shaoxing wine
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1 tbsp gochujang
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp cornstarch + 2 tbsp water
- Sesame seeds
Instructions
- Freeze the steak for 1 hour. *this helps make thinly slicing the steak much easier and more uniform*
- Add marinade ingredients to a ziplock. (¼ cup soy sauce, minced garlic, ginger powder, rice wine vinegar)
- Thinly slice the steak into ¼” strips. Add steak to a ziplock with marinade and massage the marinade into the steak. let sit at room temperature for 1 hour.
- After 1 hour, add salt, pepper, sesame oil, and cornstarch to the ziplock with the steak. Shake until combined and steaks are coated.
- Heat a saucepan and a wok over medium high heat
- Add the steak to the wok. Cook for 6 minutes. Turn the steak over halfway through.
- Meanwhile, prepare the sauce. Add oil to the saucepan. Next add minced garlic and grated ginger. Sauté for 1 minute. Add the brown sugar and shaoxing wine and stir, cook for 1 minute. Next add soy sauce and gochujang. Whisk well and cook for 3 minutes.
- Combine cornstarch and water to make a slurry, then pour into the saucepan. Whisk and cook until thickened, about 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and pour into the wok over the steak. Toss to coat. Stir in the green onions and cook for 2 more minutes.
- Garnish with sesame seeds and serve over rice. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 6ounce | Calories: 236kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 2387mg | Potassium: 304mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 12IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 2mg