Easy Mongolian Beef
A popular Chinese takeout dish made with healthy ingredients at home.
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1 lb sirloin or flank steak sliced thinly agains the grain
- 1 tbsp oil avocado, olive, coconut
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ⅓ c. coconut aminos or low sodium soy sauce
- ⅛ tsp ground ginger
- ⅛ tsp red pepper flakes or more if you like a lot of spice
- ¼ c honey
- 1 tbsp arrowroot or cornstarch or potato starch
- 3 green onions sliced on a diagonal
Instructions
- Slice steak against the grain as thinly as possible, trimming any large pieces of fat and set aside.
- Heat a large skillet to medium high heat. While skillet is heating, whisk sauce together (coconut aminos, ginger, garlic, red pepper flakes, honey, and arrowroot) in a liquid measuring cup or small bowl.
- Place oil in hot skillet, and stir fry meat and green onions quickly until it develops a brown color and meat is no longer pink. It should only take a few minutes. Be careful not to overcook meat or it will become tough.
- Turn down heat, pour in sauce and cook for a few minutes until thickened. Add a tiny bit of water if sauce becomes too thick.
- Serve over rice and with a side of roasted broccoli.