Organic Mongolian Beef
Ingredients list:
1 lb Organic sirloin or flank steak
Marinade:
1 egg white
Pinch of salt
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon cornstarch
Vegetables:
4 green onions, sliced on the diagonal into 1-inch pieces
1 8-ounce can baby corn
1 garlic clove, minced
Sauce:
3 TB hoi sin sauce
2 TB water
1 TB dark soy sauce
2 tsp rice vinegar
1/4 tsp chile paste, or to taste
Other:
1 tsp sugar
1 cup oil for frying beef
2 TB oil for stir-frying
Instructions for Organic Mongolian Beef:
Slice the beef across the grain into thin strips. Add the
marinade ingredients in the order given and marinate the beef
for thirty
minutes. To prepare the vegetables, wash the green onions and
slice on the
diagonal into 1-inch pieces. Peel and mince the garlic. Rinse
the can of
baby corn with warm running water. Drain thoroughly. Mix
together the sauce
ingredients and set aside.
When the beef has finished marinating, heat
the wok and add 1 cup oil. When oil is ready, add the beef and
fry until it
changes color. Remove the beef from the wok and drain on paper
towels.
Clean out the wok with a paper towel, and add 2 tablespoons of
oil for
stir-frying. When the oil is ready, add the garlic. Stir-frybriefly,
and add
the baby corn. Add the green onions.
Make a well in the middle of the
wok by pushing the vegetables up to the side. Add the sauce and
bring to a
boil, stirring to thicken.
Stir in the sugar. Add the beef and combine
with the sauce and vegetables. Serve hot.
