teXga Mongolian Beef

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 lb teXga skirt steak or flank steak, thinly sliced against the grain; Don’t have skirt steak, brown 2 lbs of ground beef!
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil 
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup soy sauce
  • ¼ cup water
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tbsp fresh ginger, minced
  • Salt + pepper, to taste 
  • Sliced green onions
  • White rice or roasted broccoli, for serving 
  • Sliced scallions, for garnish
  • Sesame seeds, for garnish
  • Serve with white rice or roasted broccoli

DIRECTIONS

  1. Toss thinly sliced steak with cornstarch and olive oil until coated.

  2. In a saucepan, whisk soy sauce, brown sugar, water, ginger, and garlic. Simmer ~5 minutes until slightly thickened; set aside.

  3. Heat oil in a skillet or wok. Sear beef in batches, ~1 minute per side, until golden; remove to a plate.

  4. Return sauce to skillet, bring to a boil, then add beef back in. Stir to coat and cook 1 more minute until glazed.

  5. Serve over rice or with roasted broccoli.