Mr. Wang's Mongolian Beef

One of my favorite Chinese restaurants in the Birmingham area is Mr. Wang's in Homewood. Our newspaper recently printed this recipe for their Mongolian Beef.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 2-3

Ingredients

• 10  ounces beef, sliced into 3/8-inch strips
• 1⁄4 cup cornstarch
• 4  cups  vegetable oil
• 2  teaspoons  vegetable oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  chopped garlic
• 1  teaspoon rice wine
• 1⁄4 cup soy sauce
• 2⁄3 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 yellow onion, sliced
• 2  green onions, sliced
• 1⁄4 teaspoon white pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon  sesame seed oil

Directions

1. Mix beef and cornstarch well and allow to stand for 5 minutes.
2. Heat 4 cups vegetable oil and fry beef until it is crispy. Remove beef from oil.
3. Heat 2 teaspoons vegetable oil and add chopped garlic, rice wine, soy sauce, and beef. Stir-fry well.
4. Add sugar and continue stirring for 1 minute.
5. Add sliced yellow onion and green onion. Stir.
6. Add white pepper. Stir well.
7. Add sesame seed oil. Remove from heat and serve.