Mongolian Beef is a delicious Southern Chinese dish, and one that is often found on my home turf, the southeastern U.S. Historically, it was a popular dish in the Northeast and northeast. Today I’m going to share with you a panda express Mongolian beef recipe that is extremely delicious. It was a popular dish in the Northeast and northeast. However, it has now become acceptable to serve it anywhere in the country, if it’s easy to prepare and delicious.
Panda Express Mongolian beef is a regular dish in most Chinese restaurants in the US and is typically prepared using flank steak. The recipe is simple and easy to prepare, but the taste is unique. The beef is braised in soy sauce and brown sugar, then caramelized by the high heat. The dish is mainly used for one person, but this recipe can perfectly feed three to four people. The dish is also delicious in taste and looks.
It is a flavorful dish that would make a great weeknight meal or a fun dish for date night. It is deliciously spicy, incredibly tender and incredibly delicious! It is also very hard to find in the west, as it is a deliciously expensive dish. As such, it is quite common to see it imported from China. The dish is mainly used for one person, but this recipe can perfectly feed three to four people.
How To Make Panda Express Mongolian Beef
Panda Express Mongolian beef has become a common dish in many Chinese restaurants. The combination of beef and vegetables like peppers, carrots and onions is very tasty. Mongolian beef is a great dish to cook for dinner with the family. This dish is not difficult to make, just the prep work is a bit time consuming but it is worth it. It’s a great dish to prepare when you have friends from the north of China visiting you or even just when you have guests at home. Give it a try today!
Ingredients
- 1 pound flank steak
- 1 cup canola oil
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 yellow onion (sliced)
- 1 piece red bell pepper (cut into 1 inch)
- 1/4 cup cornstarch (divided)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 egg whites (beaten)
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons ketchup
- 6 tablespoons Hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce (low sodium)
- 2 teaspoons oyster sauce
- 4 teaspoons sweet chili sauce
- 1 teaspoons red peppers (crushed)
Step By Step Instructions To Make Panda Express Mongolian Beef
Step 1
Slice the flank steak into thin slices of 1/4 inches against the grain. Add the beef, egg, salt, and cornstarch to a medium-sized bowl and marinate for 30 minutes to an hour.
Step 2
In a small bowl, whisk together the 1/2 cups water, 1/4 cups sugar, the ketchup, hoisin, sweet chili sauce, soy sauce, oyster sauce, crushed red peppers, and apple cider vinegar.
Step 3
Add 2 tablespoons of cornstarch to a bowl with the marinated beef after the beef has finished marinating.
Step 4
Heat the oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Shake off the excess cornstarch from the beef with the last two tablespoons of cornstarch.
Step 5
Fry the slices until they are golden brown, in batches. Use two tablespoons of the oil from frying the beef in a large pan on high heat.
Step 6
Cook the onion and bell pepper for 2-3 minutes, until the edges start to caramelize. Once the garlic is fragrant, add it in and cook for a few more seconds.
Step 7
Take out the veggies and place them on a plate with the beef. Stir in the Beijing Beef sauce to the large pan and cook on high until it thickens about 3-5 minutes.
Step 8
Toss the beef and vegetables together with the sauce. Serve right away.
In Closing
We hope you enjoyed this recipe for panda express Mongolian beef. This is a stir-fry dish that is a classic at many Chinese restaurants around the world. It is a fairly easy dish to make at home, and you can adjust the spice level to your liking. The taste is different from the typical beef stir-fry but still delicious. We have also included a recipe for Mongolian Beef Rice Bowls. If you have any questions please leave a comment below. Thanks for reading!
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Panda Express Mongolian Beef
Ingredients
- 1 pound flank steak
- 1 cup canola oil
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 yellow onion (sliced)
- 1 piece red bell pepper (cut into 1 inch)
- 1/4 cup cornstarch (divided)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 egg whites (beaten)
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons ketchup
- 6 tablespoons Hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce (low sodium)
- 2 teaspoons oyster sauce
- 4 teaspoons sweet chili sauce
- 1 teaspoons red peppers (crushed)
Instructions
- Slice the flank steak into thin slices of 1/4 inches against the grain. Add the beef, egg, salt, and cornstarch to a medium-sized bowl and marinate for 30 minutes to an hour.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the 1/2 cups water, 1/4 cups sugar, the ketchup, hoisin, sweet chili sauce, soy sauce, oyster sauce, crushed red peppers, and apple cider vinegar.
- Add 2 tablespoons of cornstarch to a bowl with the marinated beef after the beef has finished marinating.
- Heat the oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Shake off the excess cornstarch from the beef with the last two tablespoons of cornstarch.
- Fry the slices until they are golden brown, in batches. Use two tablespoons of the oil from frying the beef in a large pan on high heat.
- Cook the onion and bell pepper for 2-3 minutes, until the edges start to caramelize. Once the garlic is fragrant, add it in and cook for a few more seconds.
- Take out the veggies and place them on a plate with the beef. Stir in the Beijing Beef sauce to the large pan and cook on high until it thickens about 3-5 minutes.
- Toss the beef and vegetables together with the sauce. Serve right away.
