This gluten-free Mongolian beef is a quick and flavorful dinner that comes together in under 30 minutes! It's made with tender strips of beef seared to perfection and coated in a rich, sticky-sweet sauce that’s naturally gluten-free. No oven required—just a skillet, which makes it perfect for hot summer nights when you don’t want to heat up the kitchen. Serve it over rice or cauliflower rice for a simple weeknight meal that tastes better than P.F. Changs!
Needed Ingredients
- Sesame Oil
- Beef
- Arrowroot Powder
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Water
- Coconut Aminos
- Coconut Sugar
- Salt
- Red Pepper Flakes (for topping)
- Green Onions (for topping)
See recipe card below for instructions to use ground beef!
How to Make Mongolian Beef
Start by chopping the beef into bite sized pieces. You can tenderize them here if you'd like.
Add the flour to the beef and mix thoroughly to coat. Set aside.
In a large skillet, heat the sesame oil over medium heat.
Grate the ginger and mince the garlic, then add to the pan. Sauté for one minute.
Add the water to the pan.
Next add the coconut aminos.
Then add the coconut sugar and mix thoroughly. Let it simmer for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
Add the beef to the pan and stir to coat. Let Simmer for 8-10 minutes, or until fully cooked. Stir frequently.
Thicken with a slurry: Combine one tablespoon arrowroot and two tablespoons of cold water, and add it to the Mongolian beef, stirring rapidly.
Substitutions
- Instead of using arrowroot, you can use tapioca flour! It possibly can make your sauce a bit gummy, but it does thicken it very well.
- You can use a date paste in place of the coconut sugar - Place 8 dates in a small pan of water and bring to a boil for 30 seconds or so, then remove from heat and drain the water, keeping ¼ cup of the water in the pan. Removed the seeds, and blend together the dates and water into a paste.
- Use Ground Beef instead of stew or steak meat. This is actually a favorite way of mine to make it!
Pairing Suggestions
If you don't eat grains, serve the beef over cauliflower rice!
If you're gluten free, then serve this over white rice. This is actually my favorite way to serve it!
Top Tip
Definitely try to get a cut with a lot of marbling. If not, use a meat tenderizer! It seriously make the beef much less tough and less chewy.
Food Safety
Be sure the beef is thoroughly cooked! The best way to check this is using a food thermometer, make sure it register 165F degrees!
Gluten Free Mongolian Beef
Equipment
- 1 Knife
- 1 Cutting Board
- 1 meat tenderizer
- 1 dutch oven or large skillet
- 1 wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 1.5-2 lb beef can sub ground beef!
- 2 tbsp. arrowroot powder
- 1 tbsp. sesame oil or avocado oil
- 1 inch ginger root
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup coconut aminos
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- ½ tsp. salt
- green onions thinly sliced
- red pepper flakes
For Slurry
- 1 tbsp. arrowroot powder
- 2 tbsp. water
Instructions
- Chop the beef into bite sized pieces. In a medium sized bowl, thoroughly mix beef and flour, and let sit until ready to cook.
- Heat sesame oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- Chop the garlic and grate the ginger.
- Add ginger and garlic, and cook for one minute.
- Add water, coconut aminos, coconut sugar, and salt. Let simmer for 5 minutes and stir frequently.
- Add beef and mix to coat in sauce. Cook for about 8-10 minutes, or until cooked through. Stir frequently.
- Mix the slurry together then pour it slowly into the Mongolian beef mixture, stirring rapidly to thicken it. If it's not as thick to your liking, repeat with another slurry mixture.
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Did you try this recipe? What did you think? Leave me a comment below with your thoughts!
Krysten Quiles says
Yum, this recipe sounds like it's easy and super delicious too!
Rachel Rivera says
It really is, and so much healthier than takeout! Thanks for stopping by!
Kathryn says
This sounds delicious!
Rachel Rivera says
Thank you, I really hope you enjoy it!
Ali says
So good! Definitely going to try this recipe
Rachel Rivera says
Fabulous, I hope you enjoy it!
Melanie says
Yum. This looks so good.
thecleanhappylife says
Thank you! So yummy.