Mongolian Beef - Chinese Restaurant Cooking Secrets - PoorMansGourmet

On the subject of Chinese Beef here's a great tasting recipe from Poor Man's Kitchen. Mongolian beef is a lot like General Tso's. You don't have to use the cornstarch if you want to cut the calories/starch, sometimes I'm more in the mood for clean food!

Ingredients

1 lbs Beef Chuck or Beef Flank Thinly Sliced
1/4 cup Corn Starch
vegetable oil, for frying (about 1 cup)
2 teaspoons vegetable oil1/2 teaspoon Ginger, minced1 tablespoon Garlic, chopped
1 tsp Hoisin Sauce (optional)1/4 cup Soy Sauce
1/4 cup Water
1/4 cup Rice Wine Vinegar
1/4 cup Brown Sugar
1 tbsp Corn Starch deluded in 2 tbsp of Water
1/2 tsp Chili Flakes (optional)
2 large Green Onions, sliced on the diagonal into one-inch lengths

Beef in Black Bean Sauce

A tasty meal for when you're in the mood for something  a little salty! I added orange peppers & baby bok choy tonight! This recipe serves 2 so you'll definitely need to double or tripple for a family!

Ingredients

Sauce:
1 tbs crushed black beans
1 tbs soy sauce
½ tbs dark soy sauce
½ tbs oyster sauce
1 cup salt reduced chicken stock / broth
1 tsp corn flour / corn starch

200g thinly sliced beef - if you'd like to know how to 'velvet' your meat here's the link to my video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZr3Hk...
½ coarsely chopped onion
1 clove minced garlic
Vegetables (I used broccoli and carrot)
Oil

 Serves 2 Enjoy!