P F Changs Mongolian Beef Food

EASY MONGOLIAN BEEF

Steps:

• Heat 2 teaspoons of oil in a small pan over medium low heat. Add ginger and garlic and stir just until fragrant (about 1 minute). Add soy sauce, water and brown sugar and bring to a boil. Let boil 3-5 minutes or until slightly thickened. Set aside.
• Slice the flank steak into ¼" slices and toss with cornstarch. Gently shake off any excess.
• Place 1 tablespoon at a time of oil in a pan or wok and heat over medium high heat. Cook the beef in small batches for about 2 minutes. (It doesn't need to cook all of the way through, it will cook completely when combined with the sauce).
• Once all the beef has been cooked, combine with the sauce and heat over medium until hot and bubbly. Remove from heat and stir in green onions. Serve over rice.

ACTUAL PF CHANG'S MONGOLIAN BEEF RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oil in a sauté pan. Add the beef and cook for 30-60 seconds or until cooked.
• -Beef should be lightly browned around the edges and gray throughout the rest of the surface.
• 2. Add your garlic and toss.
• 3. Add the rice wine, soy sauce, and sugar. Bring to a boil.
• 4. Cook and reduce the sauce around the beef until all sauce has caramelized onto the beef.
• -The sauté pan should be "dry" (no flowing sauce) before proceeding onto the next step.
• 5. Add the green onion sticks and toss to incorporate into the beef.
• A few tosses are all that are needed; do not wilt the green onion sticks!
• 6. Finish with sesame oil.
• 7. Place on a plate over cooked rice and enjoy!

P F CHANG'S BEEF WITH BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Place the sliced beef in a large ziplock bag. Stir together the marinade ingredients and pour into the bag. Smoosh to coat the beef in the mixture, then let it sit at room temperature for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, steam the broccoli for 2 minutes, or until crisp tender. Set aside. Stir together the sauce ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
• Heat an wok or very large skillet to high heat. Add the oil then gently place the beef in the wok and spread into a single layer. Let the beef cook for 1 minute without touching it.
• Add the garlic and ginger and stir continuously for 1 minute, then add in the sauce and broccoli. Bring the sauce to a boil, then add in the cornstarch dissolved in water.
• Cook until the sauce has thickened slightly (2 minutes). Serve over rice, if desired.

P F CHANG'S MONGOLIAN BEEF

Steps:

• Heat oil in a saute pan. Add the beef and cook on high heat for 30-60 seconds or until cooked. Beef should be lightly browned around the edges and gray throughout the rest of the surface.
• Add your garlic and toss. Add the rice wine, soy sauce, and sugar. Bring to a boil.
• Cook and reduce the sauce around the beef until all sauce has caramelized onto the beef. The sauté pan should be "dry" (no flowing sauce) before proceeding onto the next step.
• Add the green onion sticks and toss to incorporate into the beef. A few tosses are all that are needed; do not wilt the green onion sticks!
• Finish with sesame oil. Serve and enjoy!

VEGAN/VEGETARIAN PF CHANG'S MONGOLIAN BEEF (TOFU)

Steps:

• Remove tofu from water and thoroughly pat with paper towels to dry.
• Slice tofu in half lengthwise, then quarter it by cutting it in half along the narrow sides. You will have four rectangles. Keep them together, then begin slicing 1/4" slices from the narrow end. You should end up with lots of pieces that measure just over 1" long and about 3/4" wide.
• Put these pieces on a plate, sandwiched between paper towels, and press them dry. This should get most of the water out.
• Heat sesame oil in a deep skillet over low/medium heat.
• Add ginger and garlic to the pan and lightly sautee for about 30 seconds. Do not scorch the garlic.
• Add soy sauce and water.
• Dissolve the brown sugar in the liquid, then raise the heat to medium high and boil sauce for about three minutes. It will thicken slightly.
• Remove from heat and cool slightly.
• Put tofu strips inside of sauce and marinate them for 30-60 minutes. You can start your rice during this step, if you plan to use brown rice.
• Use a colander to gently strain the liquid from the tofu. Keep the liquid in a bowl for the next step.
• Add cornstarch to liquid and dissolve.
• Gently place the tofu back into the skillet (or in a wok, if you'd like) and brown it on medium. Don't turn it too often, or it will break. You can add a small amount of sesame oil to help it along.
• Add green onions, peppers and mushrooms to the skillet or wok.
• Pour sauce into the veggie mixture and heat, just until it's nice and hot.
• Serve over brown rice or pad thai noodles.

P.F. CHANG'S MONGOLIAN BEEF (GLUTEN FREE)

Steps:

• Make the sauce by heating 2 tsp of vegetable oil in a medium saucepan over med/low heat.
• Don't get the oil too hot.
• Add ginger and garlic to the pan and quickly add the soy sauce and water before the garlic scorches.
• Dissolve the brown sugar in the sauce, then raise the heat to about medium and boil the sauce for 2-3 minutes or until the sauce thickens.
• Remove it from the heat.
• Slice the flank steak against the grain into 1/4" thick bite-size slices.
• Tilt the blade of your knife at about a forty five degree angle to the top of the steak so that you get wider cuts.
• Dip the steak pieces into the cornstarch to apply a very thin dusting to both sides of each piece of beef.
• Let the beef sit for about 10 minutes so that the cornstarch sticks.
• As the beef sits, heat up one cup of oil in a wok (you may also use a skillet for this step as long as the beef will be mostly covered with oil).
• Heat the oil over medium heat until it's nice and hot, but not smoking.
• Add the beef to the oil and sauté for just two minutes, or until the beef just begins to darken on the edges.
• You don't need a thorough cooking here since the beef is going to go back on the heat later.
• Stir the meat around a little so that it cooks evenly.
• After a couple minutes, use a large slotted spoon to take the meat out and onto paper towels, then pour the oil out of the wok or skillet.
• Put the pan back over the heat, dump the meat back into it and simmer for one minute.
• Add the sauce, cook for one minute while stirring, then add all the green onions.
• Cook for one more minute, then remove the beef and onions with tongs or a slotted spoon to a serving plate.
• Leave the excess sauce behind in the pan.

COPYCAT P.F. CHANG'S MONGOLIAN BEEF RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Don't get the oil too hot.
• Add ginger and garlic to the pan. Then quickly add the soy sauce and water before the garlic scorches.
• Dissolve the brown sugar in the sauce, then increase the heat to medium and boil the sauce for 2-3 minutes or until the sauce thickens.
• Remove from heat.
• Slice the flank steak against the grain into 1/4" thick slices. Tilt the blade of your knife at about a forty five degree angle to the top of the steak so that you get wider cuts.
• Place the cut steak in a large resealable bag and add cornstarch. Shake the bag to coat the steak completely in cornstarch and let sit for 10 minutes.
• As the beef sits, heat up the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. You want it hot but not smoking.
• Add the beef to the oil and sauté until brown. Stir around a little so that it cooks evenly.
• After a couple minutes, use a large slotted spoon or tongs to take meat out and place on paper towels. Dab excess oil off meat with a paper towel and add to medium saucepan with the sauce in it.
• Put the pan back on the oven over medium/low heat.
• Serve over cooked rice.
• Garnish with green onion, if desired.