01/10/2025
Mongolian beef, rice and honey glazed carrots 🥩 🍚 🥕 🍯
Ingredients:
Flank beef steak, skirt steak, sirloin steak
Corn starch
Ginger
Garlic
Red chili pepper
Green onion
Oil
Beef marinade:
Regular soy sauce
Black pepper
Baking soda
Mongolian beef sauce:
Hoisin sauce
Regular soy sauce
Brown sugar
Sesame oil
Corn starch
Cold water
Toasted sesame seeds
Step by step:
1. Thinly slice beef against the grain into 0.75 cm thick pieces & 2 inches in length. Do not slice any thinner.
2. Marinate beef strips with Marinade ingredients & set aside.
3. In a small bowl, combine sauce ingredients.
4. On a large plate or large bowl, add cornstarch & generously dredge beef slices into starch until well coated. Transfer coated pieces onto a large plate. Repeat this process until all your beef is coated.
5. In a large skillet on medium heat, add & heat oil.
6. Once oil is hot, fry beef in a single layer in batches 1 minute on each side until slightly crispy. Immediately spread beef apart to prevent sticking.
7. Remove cooked beef from oil & set aside on a large plate or baking tray lined with paper towels to absorb excess oil. Discard excess oil leaving 1 teaspoon in the pan.
8. Over low heat, sauté ginger, garlic, red chili for 10 seconds.
9. Pour in sauce to reduce & thicken.
10. Once thick, add beef & mix to coat evenly. Garnish with green onions.
11. Remove off heat. Garnish with sesame seeds
Honey glazed carrots
Ingredients:
2 pounds carrots, peeled & cut to 1 ½” in length and ½” thickness
3 tablespoons olive oil
¼ cup honey
2 large cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
Fresh parsley, for garnishing (optional)
Step by step:
Preheat your oven to 425°F.
In a small jar, whisk together the honey, olive oil, spices, garlic salt & pepper.
Add the peeled & chopped carrots to a bowl & toss with your honey mixture.
Add the carrots to a parchment-lined sheet pan, pour any remaining honey mixture over the top, & roast in the oven for 25 minutes.
Remove from oven & toss again.
Set your oven to broil & broil for 3-5 minutes
Remove from oven, toss, top with fresh parsley. ENJOY!!