What is a good recipe for Mongolian food?
Mongolian Beef is quite popular:
There are a lot of different meats that are consumed in Mongolia, but beef is probably the most popularly known one, especially by Western palettes.
Yaks are not readily available, so beef is probably your best bet for a recipe. You can also try lamb or even chicken, but if you are replacing the beef, lamb is likely going to be the better substitute.
To my knowledge, fish is not something frequently consumed, but I am sure there are fish recipes in Mongolia.
This recipe for Mongolian Beef makes 4 servings:
Ingredients
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons chinese rice wine or dry sherry
1 teaspoon cornstarch
3/4 lb flank steak, thinly sliced across the grain
2 1/2 tablespoons cooking oil
2 tablespoons garlic, minced
10 small dried red chilies
10 green onions, cut into 3-inch pieces
2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
Directions
- Combine 2 tbs soy sauce, rice wine, and cornstarch. Add beef to coat. Let marinade for at least 10 minutes.
- Place a wok over high heat until hot. Add 2 tbs oil, swirling to coat sides. Add beef and stir-fry until no longer pink, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Remove meat from pan.
- Add remaining 1/2 tbs oil to wok, swirling to coat sides. Add garlic and chilies. Cook until fragrant. Add green onions and stir-fry for 1 minute.
- Return meat to wok and add hoisin sauce and soy sauce, cook until heated through.
- Serve over crispy bean threads (heat oil to 375°F and deep fry bean threads/rice noodles until puffy, then drain onto paper towel).
