If I’m honest, I have no idea what makes this “Mongolian Style Beef” Mongolian but all I do know is that it tastes amazing and does wonders for reducing any Asian cuisine cravings.
As with most of my recipes, I get inspiration from others and make modifications to reduce the calories overall and/or increase protein content. I’d love to visit more of these countries so I can try more authentic dishes to create even better makeovers but unsure how to make this better as it tastes so good!
Asian cuisine has a real knack for combing salt (soy sauce), sweet (sugar blend) and spice (red pepper flakes) which is why I think it’s so popular in Western countries and full of flavour.
Mongolian-Style Beef
Ingredients
- 350 g lean beef / steak strips
- 20 g cornflour
- 10 g coconut oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 100 ml water
- 85 ml soy sauce (reduced salt)
- 30 g sweetener
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 spring onion, sliced
Instructions
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Make sure the beef is dry by patting with a paper towel. Slice them into strips if they aren't already, then add the cornstarch/cornflour to the beef and shake off the excess in a sieve or colander
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For the sauce, 5g of the oil in a large wok or pan at medium-high heat and add the garlic and the ginger. Immediately add the soy sauce, water, brown sugar/stevia blend and pepper flakes. Cook the sauce for about 2 minutes and transfer to a bowl. Don't worry if the sauce doesn't look thick enough at this point. The cornstarch/cornflour in the beef will thicken it up later.
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Place the meat in the same pan and cook, stirring until it is all browned, around a minute. Pour the sauce back into the wok/pan and let it cook along with the meat.
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Cook down the sauce to reduce it to thicken or leave it thinner.
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Garnish with spring onions after cooking to add an extra crunch. Serve over carb source of your choice; rice, noodles or quinoa are all good!
Recipe Notes
Nutritional Information per serving:
Calories: 250 / Protein: 27g / Carbohydrates: 22g / Fat: 6g / Fibre: 0g
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Banging dish and so simple to make. If you’re pushed for time this is a perfect! Left overs for lunch tomorrow… can’t wait!
Haha not often one of our dishes is described as “banging” but you’re not wrong!