Date Night: Mongolian Beef

10/10 from all three boys!

Going out to eat becomes much harder with children and leaving them behind with a babysitter is also no easy task. In an attempt to cope with the going out withdrawal, I have started copy cat recipes of our favorite dinners out. This recipe is an awesome copy of P.F. Chang's Mongolian Beef and is simple and delicious for a weeknight. The kids also love it which is a plus!

Mongolian Beef
2 small packages of thinly sliced beef cut into 1 in squares
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1 tablespoon chopped ginger
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 large scallions
1/2 cup vegetable oil

1. In a large plastic bag place beef, cornstarch, and a few teaspoons of water. Coat steak evenly with mix and let stand. 
2. In a pot, place 2 tablespoons of oil and heat over medium to low heat. Add finer and garlic cook until fragrant.  Add soy sauce and water. Dissolve brown sugar and remove from heat. 
3. Heat up the remainder of the oil in a wok or frying pan.  Fry beef until darkens on all edges. Place meat in sauce pot and heat up about 1-2 minutes.  Add chopped scallions at the end.