253 Reviews of P. F. Chang's Mongolian Beef

From: moxie

On Jul 16, 2003

I've never tried PF Chang's but this is delicious! The step of velveting the meat in the corn starch is the secret to a good stir fry, I think. The sauce is wonderful, and my picky 5-year-old even ate her whole plateful. Thanks for a great meal!!! For those who care about such things — I do want to point out that the nutritional info. on this is way out of whack — because it assumes you're going to eat the whole 1 c. of oil you fry in. When I poured my oil out of the saucepan, I was just 2 Tablespoons short of a cup. That takes at least 840 calories out of each serving. More oil ends up on the paper towels, and if you leave the sauce in the pan like the recipe suggests, this is not the fat fest it appears to be from the numbers. It also served 4 at our house.

From: Williamwhy

On Feb 9, 2004

Heres a few adjustments you can make to make this one a perfect clone. Use a small amount of sesame oil in the sauce. Once the sauce cools use a portion of it to marinate the beef in for about an hour. Good Luck!

From: osutheta lexie

On Aug 5, 2007

Oh my goodness...this is so good! My son, the picky eater, ate two helpings of this. I put the meat in the freezer for about 20 minutes just to make it easier to slice which helped get nice, thin slices. I also added some red pepper flakes to the recipe since we like spicy foods. Other than that, it was wonderful. I definitely will keep this in my special recipe notebook which will be handed down to my daughters some day. I'm sure we will have this recipe again very soon. Thanks for sharing.

From: Oolala

On Feb 13, 2008

This is so good all the time! My kids always want this and I have made it so many times that I decided to review it again! I use some sesame oil and sometimes peanut oil. I start with step #6-#9 preparing the meat and while it is sitting with cornstarch, I go to step #1 and set up the sauce thru to step #5. I heat the sauce and cook the meat in batches and then the timing is perfect for draining the last of the oil from the meat pan and adding the sauce. I have added snow peas for a change. Also works great with 1/2 cup brown sugar. Thanks for a family favorite!

From: WillN

On Jul 15, 2003

Very easy to make and is dead on. My wife thought I had gotten take out from pf changs. You won't beleve how close it is!

From: yogi

On Jul 7, 2003

My family really liked this one! The kids thought the sauce was great, I guess because it was a little sweet. The extra sauce in the pan was used on some steamed broccoli to go with the meal. Not sure if it's the same as P.F.Chang's because we never had it there, but it was enjoyed here!!

From: Sous Chef Bentley

On Aug 6, 2005

Awesome recipe - the beef was so tender. It was our first time trying this recipe. I definitely would recommend adding seasame oil to the sauce. Added that extra asian flavour.

From: Born2cook

On Dec 17, 2006

OH MY GOSH - if you are reading this - stop and make it!!! 10 star recipe!!! Better than Changs!!! Thanks.

From: Chef #494344

On May 3, 2007

Awesome meal- one I know the whole family will love! I cut the sugar in half, use low soduim soy and omit the water... Just stir fry the meat, do not deep fry. It cuts the fat a bunch and is still delicious! Serve over brown rice and broccoli. YUM!

From: LoydaP

On Mar 27, 2006

Good recipe, but too sweet. Also, it didn't have any spice like most mongolian beef served at chinese restuarants. It wasn't like any mongolian beef I've ever had.