There is a saying that Mongolian beef (葱爆牛肉)is a Chinese-American creation. In fact, it is a real Chinese dish but the name is different. Stir-frying meat with scallion is a common cooking method is China. Besides beef, lamb is also commonly stir-fried with scallion.

The name seems to show that the beef dish is Mongolian style. In fact, it is a dish originated from Chinese Shangdong province or Xingjiang province. The Chinese versions are different from American version.

In china, beef and lamb are considered to have some raw tastes. So beef stir frying dishes are not as common as pork. However when they are stir-fried with side ingredients as scallion or spices as cumin and chili powder, they are extremely yummy.

This is Elaine’s customized version because I add dried chili pepper shreds so that my dish will come out with a slightly spicy taste. This finally comes out great. You can serve this with steamed rice, plain noodles or apply the sauce on basic steamed buns.

Another beef stir fry recipe I would love to recommend: Szechuan beef stir fry. The cooking methods of the two dishes represent two Chinese stir fry methods: dry frying (GanBian) and tender frying (滑炒). The former one pursues the strong flavor and chewy taste and the later one pursues the tenderness of ingredients.

In order to make the beef tender, here are some important tips to share.

1. When cut the beef slices, do cut off the fiber.
2. Mix the egg white just before starting stir-frying process.
3. Heat the work really hot before adding your beef slices and be quick during the process.

Ingredients:

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Chinese Mongolian Beef - Scallion Fried Beef

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

10 mins

Total Time

20 mins

 

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Chinese

Keyword: Beef

Servings: 2

Calories: 437 kcal

Author: Elaine

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound beef tenderloin
• 2 scallions , sliced into sections around 3cm
• 3 green onions , sliced into sections around 3cm long
• 2 dried chili pepper , optional, cut into slices and seeds removed
• 1 inch root ginger , peeled and cut into shreds
• 1 middle size egg , only egg white needed

Marinade Sauce

• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon light soy sauce
• 1/2 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 1 tablespoon cooking wine
• 1 teaspoon black pepper powder
• 1 teaspoon starch , cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil

Stir-fry sauce

• 2 tablespoons cooking wine
• 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil

Instructions

1. Cut the beef into thin slices.
2. Add salt, black pepper powder, starch and light soy sauce in the beef within a small blow and mix evenly.
3. Just before cooking process, add egg white to marinated beef and stir in one direction until you get a paste.
4. Heat up cooking oil in wok and stir fry beef slices around 1 to 2 minutes or until the beef begins to change color.
5. Move the beef slices out and leave the oil in wok. Add ginger slices, 2/3 of scallion sections and chili pepper shred to cook until aroma.
6. Return the beef slices in wok, do a quick fry and stir in stir fry sauce. Turn off the fire and add green onion sections and the left scallion. Mix well.
7. Transfer to serving bowl and serve hot.

Nutrition Facts

Chinese Mongolian Beef - Scallion Fried Beef

Amount Per Serving

Calories 437 Calories from Fat 279

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 31g 48%

Saturated Fat 11g 55%

Cholesterol 190mg 63%

Sodium 1144mg 48%

Potassium 432mg 12%

Total Carbohydrates 7g 2%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 2g

Protein 25g 50%

Vitamin A 18.5%

Vitamin C 3.2%

Calcium 2.5%

Iron 19.1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.