Monday, February 20, 2012

Mongolian Beef Lo Mein

A few months ago, I stumbled upon a recipe for Mongolian Beef on Pinterest. It turned out to be delicious, and easy, served over rice. I then began adding extra vegetables to make it a bit more of a balanced meal. Today, however, when we hit the grocery store for supplies, I realized that I could substitute noodles for the rice, and oh my goodness did that realization pay off.

So, today Mongolian Beef Lo Mein was born.



Ingredients:
1 lb steak, 1/4" slices
¼ cup cornstarch

2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon ginger (microplaned, or minced)

2-3 cloves of garlic (microplaned, or minced)
½ cup soy sauce
½ cup water
½ cup dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 bunches green onions (sliced into 1-2 inch sections)
1 medium onion (sliced)

2 cups matchstick carrots
1 package flat, wide, lo mein noodles
Vegetable oil for frying


Instructions:

Slice the beef into thin 1/4" slices and toss in cornstarch. Set aside for 10 minutes DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP.

Set a medium saucepan of salted water over medium-high heat to boil for the lo mein noodles. Once the water boils, add noodles and cook according to package directions (mine cooked for 5 minutes). Drain and set aside.

In a small sauce pan over medium heat, add 2 teaspoons vegetable oil and cook ginger, garlic, and red pepper flakes for 10-20 seconds, be careful not to burn it. Stir in soy sauce, water and vinegar and bring to a simmer. Stir in brown sugar and return to a simmer. Continue to simmer for 3 minutes and then remove from heat and set aside.


Heat about 1/2" of oil in the bottom of your wok over medium high heat. Add beef in batches so as not to crowd the pan and fry until brown, about 4 minutes. Remove from pan and drain on paper towels.


Once all the beef is cooked and set aside add onions, green onions, and carrots. Stir fry until onions are translucent. Add beef and noodles and toss. Add sauce into the pan and cook until sauce begins to simmer.

         

    

Finally, enjoy!

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