Mongolian Beef over Sushi Rice with Carrots and Green Onions

Mongolian Beef is a popular dish at PF Chang's, and subject to many copycat recipes.  I have come up with my own version, which uses less sugar and is more savory.  The carrots are a good accompaniment as they add their own natural sweetness.  Earlier, I posted a sushi rice recipe, that uses just 2 minutes of high pressure if planning to freeze.  My dad is not a huge fan of plain rice, but with the rich sauce from the Mongolian beef, the simple rice works so well.  

Ingredients:

2 lbs chuck roast beef, bones, fat and connective tissue removed.  Sliced into thin bites. 

3 large carrots sectioned into 2 inches, halved, then sliced into thin strips.   

1 bunch green onions, coarsely chopped

2 cups sushi rice (prepared yield is around 4 cups)

For Marinade:

1/2 cup soy sauce

1-2 tablespoons sesame oil

1 teaspoon minced ginger

1 tablespoon minced garlic

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 teaspoon fish sauce (optional)

Directions:  

1.  Marinate the beef for about 1 hour (or 10 minutes).  Add the beef along with 1/2 cup of water to the instant pot.  Set to manual pressure, 25mins high pressure, Normal Pressure Release.  

2.  While IP is cooking the beef, saute the carrots in some sesame oil.  Add a little salt to taste.  Carrots should be just slightly wilted.  Remove carrots from saute pan.  

3.  Remove beef from Instant Pot using a slotted spoon.  Leave all liquid in IP and save for later.  

4.  Sear beef in saute pan on high heat, to just scorch the outside.  Remove from pan.  

5.  Thicken sauce in the IP using a cornstarch slurry, add in the green onions.  

6.  Transfer immediately to the Glasslock Containers that you will use for freezing and reheating.  This helps to cool the rice, and prevent overcooking.  Layer in the glassware, 2/3rds full of sushi rice, then a layer of carrots, then the beef, and top with the sauce and green onions.  Seal, refrigerate, then transfer to the deep freezer.  

Follow this link to my post about reheating using the Instant Pot>  reheating-frozen-meals-using-instant-pot

Follow this link to my post on cooking sushi rice in the Instant Pot> easiest-instant-pot-sushi-rice

Hope you enjoy this easy recipe.  If you give it a try, would love to hear how it comes out for you!