Mongolian beef is a very fashionable Chinese language dish that may be discovered at most take-out spots across the nation. Because the title implies it’s constructed from beef, often one thing like a watch of spherical or different cheaper lean minimize, which is stunning to many individuals with how tender the Mongolian beef is. That is carried out with a few strategies that may simply be carried out at house by anybody. Whereas this can be sacrilegious to many a hunter, I’m going to make use of these strategies on some whitetail backstrap for this recipe to make some Mongolian Venison right this moment. Whereas many hunters at least don’t thoughts or on the most benefit from the style of untamed sport, myself included, that’s not the case for lots of my household. So this can be a nice option to make a recipe that covers the “gamey” taste and is extremely tender.
Mongolian Venison – Venison Marinade
12 oz – Sliced Venison – 1/4″ thick minimize throughout the grain2 tbsp – Water1 tbsp – Oyster Sauce2 tbsp – Cornstarch (Separated into two parts)1 tbsp – Oil1 tsp – Mild Soy Sauce1 tsp – Darkish Soy Sauce1 tsp – Baking Soda1/4 tsp – White Pepper
First, we’ll prep the meat and Mongolian venison marinade earlier than we begin anything. The 1st step is to chop up your model, I used backstrap and backstrap trim right here as a result of I had a ton of it contemporary off of an enormous buck. However you should use no matter minimize you wish to usually use for stir fry recipes. Whichever minimize of the animal you employ, you’re going to minimize throughout the grain of the meat. It will make for extra tender meat when cooked because the muscle fibers are shorter. You need your slices to be about 1/4″ thick.
When you end chopping up all of your venison place it right into a bowl and fill it with chilly water, possibly swapping the water as soon as as effectively. Sounds counter-intuitive to most methods of cooking venison however for lots of Chinese language dishes like this, you wish to pull out as a lot myoglobin from the meat as attainable earlier than cooking. This makes for a cleaner-looking and tasting ultimate product.
Whereas the meat is soaking within the chilly water had been going to make the marinade, in one other bowl add in each teaspoons of soy sauce, 1 tbsp oyster sauce, 2 tbsp water, white pepper, and the important thing ingredient 1 tsp of baking soda. The baking soda modifications the pH of the meat’s floor altering how the protein cooks making for a extra tender ultimate product. Whereas the cornstarch acts as a barrier that helps retain moisture whereas the meat cooks. As soon as all the pieces is added into the bowl combine to mix
When you let the venison soak within the water for at the very least quarter-hour, pour off the water and squeeze out any additional. Then add the model into the marinade, mixing it totally so all the pieces is coated effectively. You need it to take a seat at the very least 10 minutes within the marinade. After that, add within the ultimate tablespoon of cornstarch once more mixing to mix. Then lastly add within the cooking oil, once more mixing. This oil helps seal within the moisture within the meat later when cooking it within the sizzling wok.
Mongolian Venison – Stir Fry
1 medium pink onion1 pink bell pepper4 inexperienced onions4 child bella mushrooms – optional1 tbsp minced garlic3 dried pink chili peppers – don’t add these if you’re delicate to spice
Whereas the venison is marinating prep your greens forward of time earlier than you begin cooking, slice up your onion, bell pepper, and mushrooms a couple of 1/4″ thick and minimize your inexperienced onions into 3″ lengthy segments. Place these all apart for later.
Now with all of the prep work principally carried out we’re onto the sauce for the Mongolian Venision.
Mongolian Venison – Sauce
1 tbsp – Oyster Sauce1 tbsp – Mild Soy Sauce1/2 tsp – Darkish Soy Sauce1 tbsp – Shaoxing Cooking Wine – if you happen to can’t discover it domestically cooking sherry can work in a pinch1 tsp – Chili Oil1 tsp – Sugar
Add these all right into a small bowl and blend collectively, put apart for later.
Now the prep is all carried out, it’s time to begin making your Mongolian venison, first warmth your wok over the flame with none oil. Particularly if you’re utilizing a carbon metal wok you need it to only begin smoking earlier than you add the oil. This provides to the aroma of the meals. As soon as the wok is sizzling add in your oil letting it warmth until it shimmers, then add in your venison. Facet notice – I’m cooking this outdoors as a result of my home has an electrical cooktop and never the very best air flow hood, you don’t must cook dinner over an enormous burner like I’m right here.
As you add within the meat, utilizing chopsticks and/or a spatula separate the meat because it fries within the oil. It’s going to stick collectively if you happen to don’t. Let it fry until it begins browning up properly. After which take away all of the venison from the wok and drain many of the oil.
When you drain off the oil, decrease the warmth and add within the dried chilis and garlic. Prepare dinner them for 30 seconds to a minute until aromatic. Then instantly add in your sliced up onions.
Beginning frying up the onions until they begin going aromatic as effectively and a little bit translucent and add in the remainder of the greens besides the inexperienced onions.
Kick the warmth again up and begin stir-frying the greens till they begin to soften a little bit bit. As soon as they’re beginning to change in colour add the fried venison again into the wok. Then add within the sauce you made and provides all the pieces toss to verify it’s all effectively coated. Lastly proper earlier than pulling the dish off the warmth add within the inexperienced onions and provides it yet another toss.
Serve with a pleasant bowl of jasmine rice instantly and luxuriate in. A Chinese language take-out traditional constructed from venison you harvested your self. Although if you happen to don’t have venison this recipe works simply as effectively with beef and pork.
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