Healthy Mongolian Stir Fried Beef

This traditional Mongolian Stir Fried Beef recipe tastes amazing and has been modified slightly to include healthy ingredients. A quick and easy meal for any runner or health and fitness enthusiast.

What is Mongolian Stir Fried Beef

A traditional Taiwanese dish tweaked to suit Western palates, Mongolian Stir Fried Beef has become increasingly more mainstream, and can be found on restaurant menus as well as ready-to-eat meals in supermarkets. I've recently seen a Paleo version at a nationwide grocery store chain!

An equally delicious and more economical way to enjoy it is to simply make it at home, using ingredients available in most well-stocked supermarkets, like steak, spices, and a touch of sugar. You can add any vegetables you like to it, but popular options include broccoli, cauliflower, snap peas, green beans, red bell peppers, carrots, and more.

Cornstarch, the Secret \"Velveting\" Ingredient

You might pause at the use of cornstarch, but it is used here for very good reasons. First, it absorbs the moisture that could otherwise prevent the meat from browning properly, and second, it makes any cut of meat more tender.

Since we’re using New York strip steak, which can sometimes be a little tough, the cornstarch helps make it less chewy while keeping its distinctive, beefy flavor which goes so well with the sweet and salty sauce. Feel free to use flank steak or sirloin as an alternative.

A Quick and Popular Weeknight Dinner Option

You can also make this dish in a slow-cooker, so you can look forward to coming home to a hot meal, although it is so quick to make that it might not be worth it. This is truly a 15 minute meal. Because this dish isn’t spicy like some other Asian meals, you can serve it to your friends and family as well.

Using cauliflower rice instead of steamed rice, or lettuce leaves as wraps, instantly transforms this recipe into a low-carb dish.