Description
This Mongolian Ground Beef recipe is a quick and flavorful dish featuring savory, sweet, and slightly spicy sauce served over rice. Ground beef is cooked with fresh ginger, garlic, and green onions, then simmered in a luscious Mongolian-style sauce made from soy sauce, rice vinegar, maple syrup, hoisin sauce, and a hint of sriracha. Perfect for an easy weeknight dinner that comes together in just 30 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 tablespoon grated ginger
- 2 cloves garlic grated or minced
- 4 green onions cut into 1 inch slices
Sauce
- 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce or tamari for gluten-free
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon sriracha
- 1/4 cup water or beef broth
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
For Serving
- Sesame seeds for garnish
- Rice for serving
Instructions
- Prepare the sauce: Whisk together grated ginger, minced garlic, soy sauce, rice vinegar, maple syrup, hoisin sauce, toasted sesame oil, sriracha, water, and cornstarch in a bowl until smooth and well combined.
- Cook the ground beef: Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and lightly spray with cooking oil. Add the ground beef, crumble it with a spatula, and cook until browned and cooked through, seasoning lightly with salt and black pepper as it cooks.
- Add green onions and sauce: Stir in the sliced green onions, then pour in the prepared sauce. Mix well to combine all ingredients.
- Simmer and thicken sauce: Continue cooking and stirring until the sauce thickens, about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Serve: Garnish the beef with sesame seeds and extra sliced scallions if desired. Serve hot over cooked rice.
Notes
- Use tamari instead of soy sauce to make this dish gluten-free.
- Maple syrup or honey can be swapped based on your preferred sweetness.
- Cooking spray or a small amount of oil can be used to prevent sticking when cooking ground beef.
- Adding extra green onions as garnish enhances the fresh flavor.
- Serve with steamed jasmine or basmati rice for an authentic experience.
- Nutrition information does not include rice serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg
