Low Fat Mongolian Beef Recipes

Steps:

• Make the sauce by heating 2 tsp of vegetable oil in a medium saucepan over med/low heat.
• Don't get the oil too hot.
• Add ginger and garlic to the pan and quickly add the soy sauce and water before the garlic scorches.
• Dissolve the brown sugar in the sauce, then raise the heat to about medium and boil the sauce for 2-3 minutes or until the sauce thickens.
• Remove it from the heat.
• Slice the flank steak against the grain into 1/4" thick bite-size slices.
• Tilt the blade of your knife at about a forty five degree angle to the top of the steak so that you get wider cuts.
• Dip the steak pieces into the cornstarch to apply a very thin dusting to both sides of each piece of beef.
• Let the beef sit for about 10 minutes so that the cornstarch sticks.
• As the beef sits, heat up one cup of oil in a wok (you may also use a skillet for this step as long as the beef will be mostly covered with oil).
• Heat the oil over medium heat until it's nice and hot, but not smoking.
• Add the beef to the oil and sauté for just two minutes, or until the beef just begins to darken on the edges.
• You don't need a thorough cooking here since the beef is going to go back on the heat later.
• Stir the meat around a little so that it cooks evenly.
• After a couple minutes, use a large slotted spoon to take the meat out and onto paper towels, then pour the oil out of the wok or skillet.
• Put the pan back over the heat, dump the meat back into it and simmer for one minute.
• Add the sauce, cook for one minute while stirring, then add all the green onions.
• Cook for one more minute, then remove the beef and onions with tongs or a slotted spoon to a serving plate.
• Leave the excess sauce behind in the pan.

Steps:

• Slice the flank steak against the grain and toss in ¼ cup of cornstarch. (I use a large zip loc bag)
• Make sauce: Heat ½ tsp olive oil, add ginger and garlic. Cook but don't burn. Add the soy sauce, water and brown sugar - bring to a boil for 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and place sauce in a separate bowl.
• Add 1 tsp oil and brown beef (if the beef seems oily you might want to take it out of the skillet and let drain on a paper towel)
• Add sauce, green onions and cook through
• Serve with rice.

Steps:

• Heat 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium heat, and cook and stir the garlic and ginger until they release their fragrance, about 30 seconds. Pour in the soy sauce, water, and brown sugar. Raise the heat to medium-high, and stir 4 minutes, until the sugar has dissolved and the sauce boils and slightly thickens. Remove sauce from the heat, and set aside.
• Place the sliced beef into a bowl, and stir the cornstarch into the beef, coating it thoroughly. Allow the beef and cornstarch to sit until most of the juices from the meat have been absorbed by the cornstarch, about 10 minutes.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a deep-sided skillet or wok to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Shake excess cornstarch from the beef slices, and drop them into the hot oil, a few at a time. Stir briefly, and fry until the edges become crisp and start to brown, about 2 minutes. Remove the beef from the oil with a large slotted spoon, and allow to drain on paper towels to remove excess oil.
• Pour the oil out of the skillet or wok, and return the pan to medium heat. Return the beef slices to the pan, stir briefly, and pour in the reserved sauce. Stir once or twice to combine, and add the green onions. Bring the mixture to a boil, and cook until the onions have softened and turned bright green, about 2 minutes.

Steps:

• Place the onion and mushrooms in a food processor and whizz until finely chopped. Add the beef, breadcrumbs, herbs, tomato paste and seasonings. Process for a few seconds until the mixture binds together but still has some texture.
• Divide the mixture into patties ( I sometimes make lots of smaller ones as opposed to a few large ones, as they are easier to cook and stuff into pita bread that way!) and press into burger shapes with lightly floured hands.
• Cook the burgers in a non stick frying pan, or under a hot grill , turning once, until evenly cooked.
• NB. Please be aware that the mixture is quite soft, so you will need to handle carefully to prevent the burger from breaking up while cooking.

Steps:

• Combine beef, egg white, salt and 1 tablespoon cornstarch; mix well with hand.
• heat oil to 400°; deep-fry beef 30 seconds; drain (or stir-fry beef in 1-2 tablespoons oil).
• reheat 2 tablespoons oil in a wok; stir-fry bamboo shoots and scallions 1 minute.
• Combine sauce ingredients in a bowl; add to vegetables; bring to a boil; add beef; stir-fry quickly until thoroughly heated.