Mongolian ground beef

Ingredients

  • Ground beef (80-85% fat), 1 pound. Don’t go lean.

  • Onion, diced.

  • Garlic, 8 cloves, minced.

  • Xiaoxing wine, 2 tbsp

  • White pepper, .25 tsp

  • Soy sauce, 2 tbsp

  • Water, 2 tbsp

  • Sugar, 2 tbsp

  • Corn starch, 1 tsp

  • Chili flakes, 1 tsp (optional)

  • Red chilis, sliced (optional)

  • Scallions, sliced (optional)

Instructions

  1. Stir fry the ground beef, garlic, onions.

  2. Mix all the flavor ingredients, then pour over ground beef. Stir and simmer until the sauce is incorporated.

  3. When it’s almost done cooking, toss in the scallions and red chilis and mix.

  4. Serve with a plain, bland white noodle or white rice. Garnish with some sesame seeds.