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Grilled Short Ribs - Mongolian Beef (PF Changs Copy Cat)

This is a fun spin on traditional Mongolian beef. I substitute flank stank with short ribs to add an awesome grilled flavor.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Taiwan
Servings 4

Equipment

  • 1 Grill
  • 1 Wok I use an electric Wok and it works great!

Ingredients
  

Ingredients

  • 3-4 lbs Beef Short Ribs I use Costco's short ribs and they are amazing. Look for consistent thickness.
  • 8 Green onions Chopped

Marinade

  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 2 tsp Sugar
  • 2 tbsp Corn Starch
  • 2 tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 2 tsp Rice Vinegar
  • 4 tbsp Olive Oil

Sauce

  • 4 tsp Toasted Sesame Oil
  • 1.5 tsp Ground Ginger
  • 2 tbsp Minced Garlic
  • 1 cup Soy Sauce
  • 1.5 cup Brown Sugar
  • 3 tbsp Cold Water used for slurry at end
  • 1.5 tbsp Corn Starch used for slurry at end
  • 1 tbsp Sesame Seeds For serving

Instructions
 

Marinade

  • Combine all marinade ingredients and whisk until combined. Combine with short ribs in a zip-lock bag (may need to split into two bags), seal and refrigerate for 2-3 hours, or overnight.

Beef Ribs

  • Drain marinade and set out ribs for 30 minutes for the temperature to rise a bit.
  • Grill ribs, searing them on high heat 3-4 minutes per side.
  • Remove ribs and cut meat off bones. I also trim the hard fat during this step so it is a bit more pleasant to eat.
  • Set beef to the side.

Sauce

  • In a sauce pan, mix together toasted sesame oil, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, cup of water, and brown sugar. Stir and heat over medium high heat until brown sugar has dissolved.
  • While sauce is cooking, create your corn starch slurry by mixing together the 1.5 tbsp of corn starch and 3 tbsp of water. You may need more based on how thick you like your sauce.
  • Bring sauce to boil and add slurry. Continue to boil until sauce thickens.

Final Assembly

  • Turn wok or skillet pan on high and add beef.
  • Add 1 cup of sauce (more or less depending on how much sauce you like) and mix for 5 minutes until sauce becomes sticky and coats all the beef.
  • Add in chopped green onions right before serving and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
  • Serve over rice and enjoy!

Notes

This recipe makes a large batch of sauce, you can either half the sauce recipe or serve the extra over rice.
Keyword grilled, Mongolian beef, pf changs, short ribs
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