Mongolian Beef Noodle Bowls - Iowa Girl Eats (2024)

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Thank you times a MILLIONfor your supportive and excited comments,posts, and emails regarding my new eBook! It’s always nerve-wracking putting such a largeand important part of yourself out there, especially on the internet but,whileI didn’t think it was possible,I’m even moreexcited to help those of you who want or need to go gluten-free actually do it. I even had a couple people say they want to give the ebook as a gift. Yes, please! By all means, spreadthe GFL (gluten-free love, of course.)

In the meantime,we slurpMongolian Beef Noodle Bowls,aka my most favorite take-out fake-out dish of. all. time!

Watch How to Make Them!

Since developing my Asian Noodle Bowl recipe a couple months ago I’ve made them at least a half dozen times which is…a lot of Asian Noodle Bowls. Especially for Ben who isn’t a huge fan of repeating recipes all that often. The noodle bowls are something I truly crave on the regular but to give poor Ben a break I decided to give them a spin to match the flavors of one of our all time favorite take-out dishes – Mongolian Beef…and then proceed to make it like five nights in a row. My bad!

As much as I love the Asian Noodle Bowls, this dish is K-I-L-L-I-N-G it in the delicious department. Whisper-thin slices of beef are stir fried with green onions and store-bought coleslaw mix then tossed with chewy rice noodlesand an irresistible Mongolian sauce. You know the one – perfectly balanced between salty and sweet.

Bonus, you can control the amount of green onions in the noodle bowls. Don’t you hateordering Mongolian Beef at a restaurant thenreceivinga side of beef with your salad of green onions? Not happening here! I can’t wait for you to try this recipe so I’m cutting the chit chat short. Onward!

Start by soaking then draining 8oz gluten-free rice noodles according to package directions. The rice noodles will still be a little bit hard after soaking but that’s ok, they’re supposed to be that way. They’ll finish cooking and get nice and chewy in the sauce.

Next, thiiiinly slice 1lb flank steak.My grocery store used to sell pre-sliced stir fry beef but recently stopped for whatever reason. I was a bit miffed before realizing Ican slicethe beef even thinner at home, which is key for a good stir fry!

Use a verysharp knife to slice the steak against the grain, as thin as you can get it. This will allow the beef to stir fry really quickly and get a luscious golden brown crust.

Last step before we stir fry is to mix up the sauce. All you need is 1/2 cup LOW-SODIUMgluten-free tamari or soy sauce (dish will not be GF if using soy sauce,) 1/3 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup water, and 1/4 teaspoon (or more or less) red chili pepper flakes.

Time to cook. Heat 1/2 Tablespoon high heat cooking oil in a wok or very large skillet over heat that’s just a touch below high. Make sure the oil is very hot before adding 1/3 of the beef in an even layer in the bottom or else it will steam instead of sizzle.

Season the beef lightly with salt and pepper then let sear until a crust has formed on the bottom. Flip then sear until the beef is just barely cooked through, and then remove to a plate. Repeat heating 1/2 Tablespoon oil in the wok, then seasoning and searing another third of the beef until it’s all cooked, and then set the plate aside.

Heat one last 1/2 Tablespoon oil then add 3 cups coleslaw mix and 5 green onions to the wok. Season lightly with salt then stir fry until the coleslaw begins to wilt, just a minute or two, then add 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated ginger plus 3 minced garlic clovesandstir fry for another 30 seconds.

Last step is to add the sauce and drained rice noodles.

Stir fry until the noodles are tender, 3-4 minutes, then add the beef back into the wok and toss to combine. If it’s a touch too salty at this point, you can add splashes of water to balance everything out.

Divy the noodles up between bowls then grab your chopsticks and dive in!

Honestly, just stop what you’re doing and go get the ingredients to make these noodle bowls tonight. It mightbe tempting to say to heck with it and stop at the Chinese food counter at the grocery store instead, but these noodles taste FAR better than anything that’s been sittingin a warming tray for the past hour. I hope you love these Mongolian Beef Noodle Bowls as much as I do!

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