Enter your email below and get it sent straight to your inbox. Plus, get recipes & tips every week! I posted a photo of this Mongolian Beef on my Instagram feed over a year ago. To this day, I get requests for the recipe. I figured this is the perfect time to share it!
On Saveur’s Blog Award Nomination
I was in the fourth grade when I won the Altrusa Creative Writing Award, complete with a $50 Certificate of Deposit, or CD, something I don’t understand to this day. I still remember going up to the front of the room to accept the award. Blue carpet. Students crammed. Everyone cheering. I stumbled to the front of the room, dazed, wondering how I managed to win such a magnificent award. Months later, I would still take it out and stare at the award. That precious $50 CD. That precious certificate. That precious affirmation.
Since then, I’ve won my share of awards and recognitions..essay scholarships, science projects, graduations. But I don’t think any of it had such a monumental effect on me as that fourth-grade writing award. Until now. That Altrusa award told my fourth-grade self that she could do it. She could rise. And now, 20 something years later, this Saveur Blog Award Nomination is doing the same. With a 6-month-old, in the middle of my Master’s Degree, I started this blog with nothing but the desire to share my best with the world. And now, almost 2 years later, I am incredibly grateful to receive such a memorable recognition. I still cannot believe I have been chosen as a finalist among such talent. This recognition has given me affirmation that all those late nights, early mornings, pains, and worries were completely, utterly, 100% worth it. When I read the news, I literally screamed and cried all at once to my husband, attempting to get the good news out of my mouth and kind of scaring him in the process. It was a dream come true. I had never tasted a success so sweet.
Here’s how to vote!
It’s no secret that I could not have achieved this if it wasn’t for YOUR support. Thank you so very much for reading my words, trying my recipes, and giving me some of your precious time. Now until September 12th, you can vote for me as often as you’d like here!
On to our Mongolian Beef!
Before I give you the recipe for this saucy Mongolian beef, I want to share a few tips…the usual housekeeping. I typically enjoy basmati rice even with Indo-Chinese dishes, but I love serving this with Jasmine rice. I think it’d also be great with noodles. If you enjoy Asian fusion recipes, check out my Hakka Noodles, Chilli Chicken, Chicken Manchurian, Chicken Shashlik, Cashew Chicken, Honey Ginger Chicken and 20-Minute Coconut Lime Chicken! I also have a large collection of Beef Main Dishes that I’m sure you’ll love as much! Enjoy! SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave
