Super-Simple, Super-Spicy Mongolian Beef

Fried Rice Restaurant Style
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Ingredients

  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 1 Tbsp sesame oil
  • 2 tsp white sugar
  • 1 Tbsp minced garlic
  • 1 Tbsp red pepper flakes (optional)
  • 1 lb beef flank steak, thinly sliced
  • 1 Tbsp peanut oil
  • 2 large green onions, thinly sliced

Instructions

  1. Whisk together soy sauce, hoisin sauce, sesame oil, sugar, garlic, and red pepper flakes in a bowl. Toss beef with marinade, cover, and refrigerate 1 hour to overnight.
  2. Heat peanut oil in a wok or large, nonstick skillet over high heat. Add the green onions, and cook for 5 to 10 seconds before stirring in the beef. Cook and stir until the beef is no longer pink and is beginning to brown, about 5 minutes.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 2 cups enriched white rice
  • 4 cups water
  • ⅔ cup chopped baby carrots
  • ½ cup frozen green peas
  • 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs
  • Soy sauce to taste
  • Sesame oil, to taste (optional)

Side Dish Instructions

  1. In a saucepan, combine rice and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
  2. In a small saucepan, boil carrots in water about 3 to 5 minutes. Drop peas into boiling water, and drain.
  3. Heat wok over high heat. Pour in oil, then stir in carrots and peas; cook about 30 seconds. Crack in eggs, stirring quickly to scramble eggs with vegetables. Stir in cooked rice. Shake in soy sauce, and toss rice to coat. Drizzle with sesame oil, and toss again.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 4 6
Calories
200
261
461
Fat (g) 12 8 20
Sat. Fat (g) 3 1 4
Protein (g) 15 6 21
Carb (g) 8 40 48
Fiber (g) 1 1 2
Sodium (mg) 996 381 1377

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