This recipe for Mongolian Beef has become a family favorite. It’s better than take out!
I currently have over 2,000 recipes on my blog. When I originally posted this recipe it was my 500th post and was originally posted in January of 2010. It is still a favorite at our house and it was due for a redo!
Here is the original post:
As I logged into the dashboard of my blog yesterday I noticed that I had written 499 posts. That means that today’s post is my 500th post!!!
It is hard to believe that I have actually found 500 things to blog about over the last 2 1/2 years! My biggest fear when I first started blogging, other than that no one would read my blog, was that I’d run out of things to blog about. So far that hasn’t been a problem!
So welcome to my 500th post here on Your Homebased Mom!!
I did A LOT of cooking over the holidays and I loved it but once we got the kids sent back to school and work I was feeling a little burned out in the cooking department. Fortunately my birthday falls right after the holidays and that is always a nice excuse not to cook!
My little break from cooking has helped me to refocus (there is one of those re words!) my meal planning and recommit to doing it weekly. I eliminate so much stress from my life when I figure out on Sunday what we are going to have for dinner all week! It really only takes 20 minutes or so to make up the plan and it saves me so much time, stress and money! If you need some hints or tips on meal planning be sure and check out this post and this one. And if you’d like to see what I try to always have on hand that makes meal planning easier check out this list. I also have a weekly meal on the blog every Saturday. You can also ask to join my Family Dinner Table Facebook Group where we love sharing dinner and meal planning ideas.
One of my favorite take out dishes is Mongolian Beef and it is a easy one to recreate at home.
The beef has a light cornstarch coating and is then lightly fried up in some oil which creates a nice crispy coating.
If you are on a diet or health kick you could skip the frying part but then it wouldn’t be just like the restaurant version but still yummy.
You can use flank steak or top round steak. I like to slice my meat when it is still slightly frozen because it allows you to cut the meat nice and thin. The recipe calls for green onions but it would be yummy with some broccoli or fresh green beans thrown in too.
- 1 lb top round steak or flank steak cut thinly on the cross grain
- 1/4 C cornstarch
- 3 tsp vegetable oil
- 1/2 tsp grated fresh ginger or minced ginger
- 1 Tbsp minced garlic
- 1/2 C water
- 1/2 C soy sauce I used low sodium
- 1/2 C brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 3 green onions sliced into 2-3" pieces
- oil for frying
- Dry off meat with a paper towel and slice into 1/4" thick slices against the grain
- Add to a bowl with the cornstarch and coat thoroughly
- Add 1 1/2 tsp oil to a wok or large frying pan over medium heat
- Add the garlic and ginger, stir until fragrant
- Add soy sauce, water, rice vinegar and brown sugar
- Cook for about 2 minutes and remove from pan
- Add remaining 1 1/2 tsp oil to pan over high heat
- Add the meat and cook until brown on all sides and slightly crispy
- Pour sauce back into pan over meat
- Add green onions, stir and remove from heat
- Serve with rice
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Congratulations on your 500th. post! I truly enjoy all your posts, no matter what the theme, they are always informative and uplifting. Love your positive attitude – keep it comin’ please!
Yee-haw! 500 amazing, wonderful…and oh so yummy posts! This is one of my favorite blogs EVER! I was hoping you could help me. I was looking through all your archives last night and found a quick copycat from Wingers. I can’t for the life of me figure out what post it was. I was hoping you might know…but I might have to look through all 499 posts….:) Help me in Idaho…:)
I’ll bet my husband would love this. He’s a real meat lover and suffers (quietly) during mainly veggie and poultry weeks. With his birthday rapidly approaching, I think I could look past the frying (just for this day) and make his day by serving this dish. Thanks for sharing!
I am really excited to try this I’ve wanted a recipe for PF changs Mongolian beef. I love it.
Yeah 500! I love your blog.
Congratulations on 500! That’s pretty amazing and I’m proud of you. Your blog is one of my favorites and you have been a sweet friend/example to me since we’ve become blogging pals. Keep up the posting – we can’t live without you!
Congrats on 500! FANTASTIC! I love your blog – so glad Carol introduced me to it. Excited to try the Mongolian beef recipe.
Congrats on 500 postings. Could you tell me how many servings this would make? I’m trying to trun the recipe through Weight Watchers to see how many points. Michelle and I are trying to be better so we will be healthier for the upcoming reunion. (I would imagine 6 or so). THANKS!
Tamara,
When I made it the other night the three of us ate the whole thing!
Congratulations on 500th post! I am so thankful that you started a blog. I always look forward to your great recipes and fun posts. What would we do without Leigh Anne????????? 🙂 Many thanks for your “sticktoitness” and making so many lives a bit brighter! I know mine is because of you! Thanks
for all you do!
Valerie H.
WOW- 500- that’s amazing! Thanks for helping me to “find the pretty” and delish food!
Looks yummy! I never know what it means to cut against the grain or on the cross grain….please advise! Thanks!
This link explains what it means to cut against the grain better than I can – hope this helps!!
http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/tips/qt/acrossthegrain.htm
Hooray! 500 is a fantastic number! I have so much enjoyed reading your blog these past few months. I look forward to every new posting. I have decided……I want to be like you when I grow up! 🙂 Congratulations and thanks for all the ways you inspire me.
I can’t wait to try this recipe! Mongolian Beef is my husband’s fave when we eat Chinese! This looks so yummy! I also plan my menu on Sunday. I got a weekly menu from Organized Junkies, and it includes a space for my grocery list, so I make that as I’m making my menu so I have everything I need. It has made my life much easier as far as cooking dinners. I love your site. Thanks for sharing with us moms!
Congrats on 500 posts!! That is amazing!! PF Chang’s is one of my favorite restaurants, and Mongolian Beef is definitely one of my favorite dishes there.
great big congrats on your big 500 milestone! I wish you the best on the next 500! Big hugs!
Oh, so YUMMY!!!! That looks amazing! That’s one of my favorite dishes at PF Chang’s, too!
And thank you for your inspiring blog! I especially love that you are also from Portland! It’s so fun to see pictures of our beautiful city on your blog!
Congrats on your 500th post! I just started blogging, and your blog is DEFINITELY an inspiration!
Yumm-O! I made this for dinner tonight and needless to say, there are NO left overs! My husband and all 3 children said this is one recipe they want to have again and again. So, thank you so very much for sharing and congratulations on your 500th post, how cool is that?
I made this dish tonight and it was yummy!!! I’ve never cooked with rice wine vinegar before and it wasn’t a part of your directions so I just added it with the soy, water and brown sugar. Was that right? It seemed to work cuz it was delicious. Love your blog, your positive thoughts, your recipes, your inspiration and admire you!
Mongolian Beef from PF Changs is one of my favorites so I was excited to try this. It was SO yummy. My husband said I needed to make it a lot and the next time double it. There are 3 of us and we didn’t have any leftovers. I added some broccoli for a veggie, yum.
My husband is going to love this!! Thanks also for the “cutting across the grain link”.
we just ate this today from Pei Wei we love it!
thanks for the recipe and congratulations on your 500th post 😉
I assume you add the rice wine vinegar together with the soy, water and brown sugar?
Yes, you are right. I went up and changed the directions. Thanks for the heads up!
I made this for dinner last night. My family was skeptical. I didn’t have rice vinegar on hand so I substituted raspberry vinegar- a bold move for me because I am not the greatest cook. It smelled funny but tasted wonderful. The boys said, “Save this recipe!”. A hit- thanks!
As promised, I made this for Husband for his birthday dinner. He loved it. He really really loved it. Thanks so much for another 5-star husband pleasing recipe. I added broccoli, by the way, just to increase the veggies.
So glad you have all enjoyed it! Especially your birthday boy Jelli. Love the idea of adding in some brocooli!
Tried this and LOVED it!!! I made it with broccoli and snow peas and it was delicious. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thanks so much for contributing this to my link up today. I remember seeing this recipe when you posted it and thought it looked yummy. I’ll have to try it!
Another yummy recipe! I can always count on you for a great family meal – thanks!
So I saved this into my “Recipes To Try” Favorites when you first shared it and we just now tried it. I’m trying to go through those recipes this summer. And it was a thumbs up from each member of our family (my husband gave it 2 thumbs up). Thanks for sharing all your yummy recipes!
Glad it was a winner for your family. We love it!
Made this tonight for hubby and I and we both loved it…delicious recipe – thank you for sharing!
Thanks for re-posting…can’t wait to try this week! So if you were at 500 posts almost 3 years ago, can’t imagine where you are now! (My birthday is after Christmas by a month as well!)
When I saw your comment I had to go in and check to see how many posts I have written – 1,343!!
You are my GO TO site for recipes! Making this tonight. Thank you!
Do I have to use rice wine vinegar or can i just do vinegar?
I’ve made it with both – use white vinegar if you don’t have rice wine vinegar. Enjoy!!
I don’t know how healthy this recipe is as is but all I know it was amazing and worth every fattening bite! great recipe!
It is a good one!
Oh my yum!! This was fantastic! I just made it and the WHOLE FAMILY ate it – a true success here.
Adelina, Love hearing that. This recipe is one of my favorites.
Sept. 8, 2016…. OMG!!!!!… It’s not only the first thing I said out loud, it was repeated again and again at my dinner table… I’ve never ordered Mongolian Beef but your photo was SO inflicting I decided to attempt the dish… A new player for my rotation… Thank You!!
Love it!! It’s a favorite at our house too.
What can I use if I don’t have rice wine vinegar? Is there any alternative that can be used? Thank you
Just use regular white vinegar
I love this mongolian beef recipe! I will make it tonight. Thank you! I am an avid food reviewer and writer. I love your blog!
This was absolutely delicious! Love 💞💞