Mongolian Beef

Name: Mongolian Beef
Total time: 29 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 600 g Flank steak; 6 piece Spring onions; 4 clove Garlic; 80 ml Soy sauce; 80 ml Water; 60 g Soft dark brown sugar; 1 tsp Sesame oil; 0.5 tsp Dried chilli flakes; 4 tbsp Cornflour; 120 ml Vegetable oil; 800 g Cooked jasmine rice; 4 g Fresh ginger; 1 tsp Sesame seeds

57 min · 48 min active · makes ~1.95 kg · Medium · Chinese

Mongolian beef is built on tender strips of cornflour-crisped flank steak, tossed in a glossy, slightly sticky sauce of soy, dark brown sugar, garlic, ginger, and a hint of dried chilli. It is bold and savoury-sweet, with a satisfying chew and a lacquered finish. Served over jasmine rice and scattered with spring onion greens and sesame seeds, it makes a generous, deeply satisfying main.

Mongolian Beef

TOTAL TIME

57 min

ACTIVE TIME

48 min

QUANTITY

~1.95 kg

DIFFICULTY

Medium

CUISINE

Chinese

Who’s eating

Ingredients0/13

Tools0/11

Ingredients

0/13 gathered · 4 servings

600g

6piece

4clove

80ml

60g

1tsp

0.5tsp

4tbsp

120ml

800g

1tsp

#	Quantity	Notes	State
1	600g	—	—
2	6piece	—	—
3	4clove	—	—
4	80ml	—	—
5	80ml	—	—
6	60g	—	—
7	1tsp	—	—
8	0.5tsp	—	—
9	4tbsp	—	—
10	120ml	—	—
11	800g	—	—
12	4g	—	—
13	1tsp	—	—

Tools

11 items

Serveware

2 items

Hygiene

Wash your hands after the raw steak and beef; disinfect the cutting board and knife after the raw flank steak.

Procedure

44 steps

1 of 44

Slice the flank steak

Flank steak · 600 g

⏱ 3 min

ResultSliced flank steak

2 of 44

Pat-dry the sliced flank steak

Sliced flank steak · step 1

⏱ 1 min

ResultPatted-dry sliced beefused in step 17

3 of 44

Wash your hands with soap — you've been handling raw steak

⏱ 30s

4 of 44

Wash and disinfect the cutting board — it's held raw flank steak

⏱ 1 min

5 of 44

Wash and disinfect the knife — it's cut raw flank steak

⏱ 30s

6 of 44

Slice the 6 spring onions

Spring onions · 6 piece

⏱ 1 min

ResultSpring onion whitesused in step 32

7 of 44

Slice the spring onion whites

Spring onion whites · step 6

⏱ 1 min

ResultSpring onion greens

8 of 44

Set aside the spring onion greens in the bowl

for garnish

Spring onion greens · step 7

⏱ 1 min

ResultSpring onion greensused in step 43

9 of 44

Mince the 4 garlics

Garlic · 4 clove

⏱ 1 min

ResultMinced garlicused in step 26

10 of 44

Add the soy sauce, water, soft dark brown sugar, sesame oil and dried chilli flakes to the bowl

Soy sauce · 80 mlWater · 80 mlSoft dark brown sugar · 60 gSesame oil · 1 tspDried chilli flakes · 0.5 tsp

⏱ 1 min

ResultSoy sauce

11 of 44

Stir the dried chilli flake and sesame oil mixture

Look for

until sugar dissolves

⏱ 1 min

ResultStirred soy sauce

12 of 44

Set aside the stirred soy sauce in the bowl

⏱ 1 min

ResultStirred soy sauceused in step 35

13 of 44

Toss the cornflour into the patted-dry sliced beef

Look for

until evenly coated

Cornflour · 4 tbspPatted-dry sliced beef · step 2

⏱ 1 min

ResultCornflour-coated beefused in step 20

14 of 44

Add the vegetable oil to the wok

Vegetable oil · 120 ml

⏱ 15s

ResultVegetable oil

15 of 44

Preheat the wok

Look for

until shimmering

high heat

⏱ 2 min

ResultPreheated vegetable oil

16 of 44

Stir-fry the cornflour-coated beef and preheated vegetable oil

deep golden and crisp at the edges — single layer, turning once

Cornflour-coated beef · step 17

high heat

⏱ 3 min

ResultFried beef batch 1used in step 22

17 of 44

Wash your hands with soap — you've been handling raw beef

⏱ 30s

18 of 44

Transfer the fried beef batch 1 from the wok onto the plate

Fried beef batch 1 · step 20

⏱ 30s

ResultFried beef batch 1used in step 38

19 of 44

Stir-fry the cornflour-coated beef and preheated vegetable oil

deep golden and crisp at the edges — single layer, turning once

Cornflour-coated beef · step 17

high heat

⏱ 3 min

ResultFried beef batch 2used in step 25

20 of 44

Wash your hands with soap — you've been handling raw beef

⏱ 30s

21 of 44

Transfer the fried beef batch 2 from the wok onto the plate

Fried beef batch 2 · step 23

⏱ 30s

ResultFried beef batch 2used in step 38

22 of 44

Add the minced garlic to the wok

Minced garlic · step 9

⏱ 10s

ResultGarlic and minced garlic

23 of 44

Add the cooked jasmine rice to the serving bowl

divide between four bowls

Cooked jasmine rice · 200 g per bowl

⏱ 1 min

ResultCooked jasmine rice

24 of 44

Rinse the fresh ginger

under cold running water

Fresh ginger · 4 g

⏱ 30s

ResultRinsed fresh ginger

25 of 44

Peel the rinsed fresh ginger

Rinsed fresh ginger · step 28

⏱ 30s

ResultPeeled ginger

26 of 44

Grate the peeled ginger

Peeled ginger · step 29

⏱ 1 min

ResultGrated ginger

27 of 44

Add the grated ginger to the wok

Grated ginger · step 30

⏱ 10s

ResultMinced garlic and grated fresh ginger

28 of 44

Add the spring onion whites to the wok

Spring onion whites · step 6

⏱ 10s

ResultMinced garlic and grated fresh ginger and spring onion whites

29 of 44

Preheat the wok

medium-high heat

⏱ 1 min

ResultWok at medium-high heat

30 of 44

Stir-fry the wok at medium-high heat

Look for

until fragrant — garlic, ginger, and spring onion whites

medium-high heat

⏱ 1 min

ResultAromatics fragrant

31 of 44

Add the stirred soy sauce from the small bowl to the wok

pour in the sauce mixture

Stirred soy sauce · step 16

⏱ 15s

ResultSpring onion and fresh ginger mixture

32 of 44

Bring the spring onion and fresh ginger mixture to a boil

to a simmer

medium heat

⏱ 1 min

ResultSpring onion and fresh ginger mixture

33 of 44

Simmer the spring onion and fresh ginger mixture

Look for

until slightly thickened

medium heat

⏱ 3 min

ResultSpring onion and fresh ginger mixture

34 of 44

Add the fried beef batch 1 and fried beef batch 2 to the wok

both batches of fried beef

Fried beef batch 1 · step 22 Fried beef batch 2 · step 25

⏱ 15s

ResultSpring onion and fresh ginger mixture

35 of 44

Toss the spring onion and fresh ginger mixture

evenly coated

⏱ 1 min

ResultGlazed beef

36 of 44

Stir-fry the glazed beef

glazed and heated through

medium-high heat

⏱ 1 min

ResultMongolian beefused in step 42

37 of 44

Wash your hands with soap — you've been handling raw beef

⏱ 30s

38 of 44

Add the mongolian beef from the wok

spoon beef over rice

Mongolian beef · step 40

⏱ 1 min

ResultCooked jasmine rice and stir-fried flank steak

39 of 44

Scatter the spring onion greens over the cooked jasmine rice and stir-fried flank steak

Spring onion greens · step 8 Cooked jasmine rice and stir-fried flank steak · step 42

⏱ 30s

ResultCooked jasmine rice and stir-fried flank steak and set aside spring onions

40 of 44

Scatter the sesame seeds over the cooked jasmine rice and stir-fried flank steak and set aside spring onions on the serving plate

serve immediately

Sesame seeds · 1 tspCooked jasmine rice and stir-fried flank steak and set aside spring onions · step 43

⏱ 30s

ResultMongolian Beef

Total Time57 min

#	Product	Tool	Action
1	600 g		Slice the flank steak⏱ 3 minResultSliced flank steak
2	Sliced flank steakstep 1		Pat-dry the sliced flank steak⏱ 1 minResultPatted-dry sliced beefused in step 17
3	—	—	Wash your hands with soap — you've been handling raw steak⏱ 30s
4	—		Wash and disinfect the cutting board — it's held raw flank steak⏱ 1 min
5	—		Wash and disinfect the knife — it's cut raw flank steak⏱ 30s
6	6 piece		Slice the 6 spring onions⏱ 1 minResultSpring onion whitesused in step 32
7	Spring onion whitesstep 6		Slice the spring onion whites⏱ 1 minResultSpring onion greens
8	Spring onion greensstep 7		Set aside the spring onion greens in the bowl → for garnish⏱ 1 minResultSpring onion greensused in step 43
9	4 clove		Mince the 4 garlics⏱ 1 minResultMinced garlicused in step 26
10	80 ml		Add the soy sauce, water, soft dark brown sugar, sesame oil and dried chilli flakes to the bowl⏱ 1 minResultSoy sauce
	80 ml
	60 g
	1 tsp
	0.5 tsp
11	—		Stir the dried chilli flake and sesame oil mixtureLook foruntil sugar dissolves⏱ 1 minResultStirred soy sauce
12	—		Set aside the stirred soy sauce in the bowl⏱ 1 minResultStirred soy sauceused in step 35
13	4 tbsp		Toss the cornflour into the patted-dry sliced beefLook foruntil evenly coated⏱ 1 minResultCornflour-coated beefused in step 20
13	Patted-dry sliced beefstep 2
14	120 ml		Add the vegetable oil to the wok⏱ 15sResultVegetable oil
15	—	high heat	Preheat the wokLook foruntil shimmering⏱ 2 minResultPreheated vegetable oil
16	Cornflour-coated beefstep 17	high heat	Stir-fry the cornflour-coated beef and preheated vegetable oil → deep golden and crisp at the edges — single layer, turning once⏱ 3 minResultFried beef batch 1used in step 22
17	—	—	Wash your hands with soap — you've been handling raw beef⏱ 30s
18	Fried beef batch 1step 20		Transfer the fried beef batch 1 from the wok onto the plate⏱ 30sResultFried beef batch 1used in step 38
19	Cornflour-coated beefstep 17	high heat	Stir-fry the cornflour-coated beef and preheated vegetable oil → deep golden and crisp at the edges — single layer, turning once⏱ 3 minResultFried beef batch 2used in step 25
20	—	—	Wash your hands with soap — you've been handling raw beef⏱ 30s
21	Fried beef batch 2step 23		Transfer the fried beef batch 2 from the wok onto the plate⏱ 30sResultFried beef batch 2used in step 38
22	Minced garlicstep 9		Add the minced garlic to the wok⏱ 10sResultGarlic and minced garlic
23	800 g		Add the cooked jasmine rice to the serving bowl → divide between four bowls⏱ 1 minResultCooked jasmine rice
24	4 g	—	Rinse the fresh ginger → under cold running water⏱ 30sResultRinsed fresh ginger
25	Rinsed fresh gingerstep 28		Peel the rinsed fresh ginger⏱ 30sResultPeeled ginger
26	Peeled gingerstep 29		Grate the peeled ginger⏱ 1 minResultGrated ginger
27	Grated gingerstep 30		Add the grated ginger to the wok⏱ 10sResultMinced garlic and grated fresh ginger
28	Spring onion whitesstep 6		Add the spring onion whites to the wok⏱ 10sResultMinced garlic and grated fresh ginger and spring onion whites
29	—	medium-high heat	Preheat the wok⏱ 1 minResultWok at medium-high heat
30	—	medium-high heat	Stir-fry the wok at medium-high heatLook foruntil fragrant — garlic, ginger, and spring onion whites⏱ 1 minResultAromatics fragrant
31	Stirred soy saucestep 16		Add the stirred soy sauce from the small bowl to the wok → pour in the sauce mixture⏱ 15sResultSpring onion and fresh ginger mixture
32	—	medium heat	Bring the spring onion and fresh ginger mixture to a boil → to a simmer⏱ 1 minResultSpring onion and fresh ginger mixture
33	—	medium heat	Simmer the spring onion and fresh ginger mixtureLook foruntil slightly thickened⏱ 3 minResultSpring onion and fresh ginger mixture
34	Fried beef batch 1step 22		Add the fried beef batch 1 and fried beef batch 2 to the wok → both batches of fried beef⏱ 15sResultSpring onion and fresh ginger mixture
34	Fried beef batch 2step 25
35	—		Toss the spring onion and fresh ginger mixture → evenly coated⏱ 1 minResultGlazed beef
36	—	medium-high heat	Stir-fry the glazed beef → glazed and heated through⏱ 1 minResultMongolian beefused in step 42
37	—	—	Wash your hands with soap — you've been handling raw beef⏱ 30s
38	Mongolian beefstep 40		Add the mongolian beef from the wok → spoon beef over rice⏱ 1 minResultCooked jasmine rice and stir-fried flank steak
39	Spring onion greensstep 8	—	Scatter the spring onion greens over the cooked jasmine rice and stir-fried flank steak⏱ 30sResultCooked jasmine rice and stir-fried flank steak and set aside spring onions
39	Cooked jasmine rice and stir-fried flank steakstep 42	—
40	1 tsp		Scatter the sesame seeds over the cooked jasmine rice and stir-fried flank steak and set aside spring onions on the serving plate → serve immediately⏱ 30sResultMongolian Beef
40	Cooked jasmine rice and stir-fried flank steak and set aside spring onionsstep 43
Total Time			57 min

Nutrition

per serving

Estimated · pre-cooking · 100% ingredients covered

Nutrient	Per serving
	868kcal
	47g
	39g
	8g
	82g
	16g
	2g
	1,286mg

Ingredients0/13

Tools0/11

chinese · Recipe

Mongolian Beef

HygieneWash your hands after the raw steak and beef; disinfect the cutting board and knife after the raw flank steak.

Serves4

Total57 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Flank steak600 g
Spring onions6 piece
Garlic4 clove
Soy sauce80 ml
Water80 ml
Soft dark brown sugar60 g
Sesame oil1 tsp
Dried chilli flakes0.5 tsp
Cornflour4 tbsp
Vegetable oil120 ml
Cooked jasmine rice800 g
Fresh ginger4 g
Sesame seeds1 tsp

Tools

Mixing bowlSpoonTongsWokSmall bowlChef's knifeGraterPeelerServing bowlKitchen paperChopping board

Method

Slice the flank steak

3 minChefs knifeFlank steak · 600 g

Pat-dry the sliced flank steak

Result · Patted-dry sliced beef · used in step 17

1 minKitchen paperSliced flank steak · step 1

Slice the 6 spring onions

Result · Spring onion whites · used in step 32

1 minChefs knifeSpring onions · 6 piece

Slice the spring onion whites

1 minChefs knifeSpring onion whites · step 6

Set aside the spring onion greens in the bowl → for garnish

Result · Spring onion greens · used in step 43

1 minSmall bowlSpring onion greens · step 7

Mince the 4 garlics

Result · Minced garlic · used in step 26

1 minChefs knifeGarlic · 4 clove

Add the soy sauce, water, soft dark brown sugar, sesame oil and dried chilli flakes to the bowl

1 minSmall bowlSoy sauce · 80 mlWater · 80 mlSoft dark brown sugar · 60 gSesame oil · 1 tspDried chilli flakes · 0.5 tsp

Stir the dried chilli flake and sesame oil mixtureLook foruntil sugar dissolves

1 minSpoon

Set aside the stirred soy sauce in the bowl

Result · Stirred soy sauce · used in step 35

1 minSmall bowl

Toss the cornflour into the patted-dry sliced beefLook foruntil evenly coated

Result · Cornflour-coated beef · used in step 20

1 minMixing bowlCornflour · 4 tbsp

Add the vegetable oil to the wok

15sWokVegetable oil · 120 ml

Preheat the wokLook foruntil shimmering

high heat2 minWok

Stir-fry the cornflour-coated beef and preheated vegetable oil → deep golden and crisp at the edges — single layer, turning once

Result · Fried beef batch 1 · used in step 22

high heat3 minWokCornflour-coated beef · step 17

Transfer the fried beef batch 1 from the wok onto the plate

Result · Fried beef batch 1 · used in step 38

30sTongsFried beef batch 1 · step 20

Stir-fry the cornflour-coated beef and preheated vegetable oil → deep golden and crisp at the edges — single layer, turning once

Result · Fried beef batch 2 · used in step 25

high heat3 minWokCornflour-coated beef · step 17

Transfer the fried beef batch 2 from the wok onto the plate

Result · Fried beef batch 2 · used in step 38

30sTongsFried beef batch 2 · step 23

Add the minced garlic to the wok

10sWokMinced garlic · step 9

Add the cooked jasmine rice to the serving bowl → divide between four bowls

1 minServing bowlCooked jasmine rice · 200 g per bowl

Rinse the fresh ginger → under cold running water

30sFresh ginger · 4 g

Peel the rinsed fresh ginger

30sPeelerRinsed fresh ginger · step 28

Grate the peeled ginger

1 minGraterPeeled ginger · step 29

Add the grated ginger to the wok

10sWokGrated ginger · step 30

Add the spring onion whites to the wok

10sWokSpring onion whites · step 6

Preheat the wok

medium-high heat1 minWok

Stir-fry the wok at medium-high heatLook foruntil fragrant — garlic, ginger, and spring onion whites

medium-high heat1 minWok

Add the stirred soy sauce from the small bowl to the wok → pour in the sauce mixture

15sWokStirred soy sauce · step 16

Bring the spring onion and fresh ginger mixture to a boil → to a simmer

medium heat1 minWok

Simmer the spring onion and fresh ginger mixtureLook foruntil slightly thickened

medium heat3 minWok

Add the fried beef batch 1 and fried beef batch 2 to the wok → both batches of fried beef

15sWokFried beef batch 1 · step 22Fried beef batch 2 · step 25

Toss the spring onion and fresh ginger mixture → evenly coated

1 minWok

Stir-fry the glazed beef → glazed and heated through

Result · Mongolian beef · used in step 42

medium-high heat1 minWok

Add the mongolian beef from the wok → spoon beef over rice

1 minSpoonMongolian beef · step 40

Scatter the spring onion greens over the cooked jasmine rice and stir-fried flank steak

30sSpring onion greens · step 8Cooked jasmine rice and stir-fried flank steak · step 42

Scatter the sesame seeds over the cooked jasmine rice and stir-fried flank steak and set aside spring onions on the serving plate → serve immediately

Result · Mongolian Beef

30sServing plateSesame seeds · 1 tsp

Printed 3 September 2026