Mongolian Beef Strips

Ingredients

• 500 gram beef (cut into thin strips) - لحمة
• 1/4 cup corn flour - نشا
• 6 tablespoon olive oil (divided) - زيت زيتون
• 2 teaspoon fresh ginger - جنزبيل
• 5 garlic cloves (minced) - فصوص ثوم
• 2 stalks green onions (chopped white & green parts) - بصل أخضر
• 1/4 cup hot water - ماء ساخن
• 1/4 cup fish sauce (OR light soy sauce) - صوص السمك التايلاندي
• 3 tablespoon brown sugar - سكر بني

Step by step

1. Place defrosted beef strips and corn flour in a medium zip lock or plastic bag and seal it. Use your hands to move the bag around to make sure all the strips are covered with corn flour.
2. In the meantime, heat 4 tablespoons olive oil in a large sauce pan.
3. As the strips are coated, place each piece in the hot oil. Fry each piece for 2 minutes on each side then place it in a plate with absorbent tissue. You can fry on two batches to avoid overcrowding the pan.
4. In a medium bowl, add hot water, fish sauce, brown sugar and 1 teaspoon corn flour if you prefer a thicker sauce. Stir well to dissolve the sugar and corn flour.
5. In the same sauce pan, add 2 tablespoons olive oil, grated ginger, minced garlic and the white parts of the green onion. Stir them for a couple of minutes until the garlic gains some color.
6. Then add the hot water mix to the sauce pan and stir scarping the beef remains stuck in the pan. Add the beef strips back to the sauce pan. As the water boils, lower the heat and let it simmer and cook for another 5 minutes or until it thickens.
7. Add the green parts of the chopped green onion and stir one more time then take it off the heat. Serve it in a deep serving dish next to white rice.