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MONGOLIAN BEEF








                  Mongolian Beef is easy to make and in just 30 minutes! It is crispy, sweet and full
                  of garlic and ginger, flavours that you enjoy from your favorite Chinese restaurant.








               INGREDIENTS                                               Press the steak around in the
                                                                         bag  making  sure  each  piece
                                                                         is fully coated with cornstarch
               1 pound flank steak
                                                                         and leave it to sit.
               1/4 cup cornstarch

               1/4 cup canola oil                                        Add  the  canola  oil  to  a  large

               2 teaspoons fresh ginger                                  frying  pan  and  heat  on
                                                                         medium-high heat.
               minced

               1 tablespoon garlic minced                                Add the steak, shaking off any
               1/3 cup lite soy sauce  (low                              excess corn starch, to the pan
                                                                         in a single layer and cook on
               sodium)
                                                                         each side for 1 minute.
               1/3 cup water

               1/2 cup dark brown sugar                                  If you need to cook the steak
                                                                         in batches because your pan
               4 stalks scallions, green parts
                                                                         isn't  big  enough,  do  that
               only; cut into 2-inch pieces
                                                                         rather than crowding the pan.
                                                                         You  want  to  get  a  good  sear
                                                                         on the steak and if you crowd
                                                                         the pan. your steak will steam

               Method                                                    instead of sear.


               Slice  the  flank  steak  against                         When  the  steak  is  done
                                                                         cooking  remove  it  from  the
               the  grain  (the  grain  is  the
                                                                         pan.
               length  of  the  steak).  Each
               piece  should  be  a  1/4  inch
                                                                         Add  the  ginger  and  garlic  to
               thick.  Put  them  into  a  Ziploc
                                                                         the  pan  and  sauté  for  10-15
               bag       that       contains         the
                                                                         seconds.
               cornstarch.
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