Do you have an Instant Pot yet? If you do, you might want to cancel your dinner plans and whip up my friend Amberlina’s Mongolian beef recipe. It looks so good! She told me that she’s used flank steak, sliced up a rib-eye, and also used some stew meat once that was about to go bad. She said the rib-eye was her favorite, but that her family loved it every single time because the sauce is addictive. Here’s the recipe:
Instant Pot Mongolian Beef
Ingredients
2 pounds flank steak, cut into 1/4″ strips {or any other beef you’ve got in the fridge!}
Salt and pepper
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup water
2/3 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
2 tablespoon cornstarch
3 tablespoons cold water
3 green onions, sliced into 1-inch pieces {optional}
Instructions
Pour oil into the pot and press the saute button. Season the beef with salt and pepper, and when oil is hot, brown meat in batches until it’s all browned. Remove meat from the pot and set aside. Add garlic and saute for 1 minute. Dump in soy sauce, 1/2 cup water, brown sugar, and ginger and stir until combined. Return beef and any accumulated juices to pot. Set the IP on manual for 12 minutes on high pressure. Use a quick pressure release when it’s done.
When pin drops, carefully remove the lid and remove meat again, leaving the sauce. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and 3 tablespoons water until smooth. Pour mixture into the sauce in the pot stirring constantly. Select simmer and bring to a boil, stirring constantly until sauce thickens. Stir in green onions and dump the meat back in. Toss to coat.
Evonne says
What are your options for cooking if you don’t have an instant pot?
Mavis Butterfield says
Use a crock pot Evonne…just extend the cooking time. 🙂 I still don’t own an Instant Pot yet, but Amberlina loves hers.
Gayle says
I did this on the stove top and it was wonderful!
Mavis Butterfield says
I’m glad you liked it!
Suzanne says
Just wanted to comment that I have a pot and appreciate the recipes very much.
Mavis Butterfield says
Thanks for your input Suzanne. 🙂
Jennifer says
Oh my goodness, she was not joking about the sauce! I used flank steak, and it melted in your mouth. Thank you for sharing.
Ashile says
What if you don’t have fresh ginger? Nor ginger paste
Evelyn says
This was delicious! Exactly what I was looking for! I just got an instant pot and was looking for something to do with the meat I had on hand. Perfection! Thank you!